| I Am That Child: Changing Hearts and Changing the World Contributor(s): Geitz, Elizabeth Rankin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819227781 ISBN-13: 9780819227782 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - General - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011037876 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.45 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Developing World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Popular author on women and spirituality, evangelism, takes a narrative approach to reckoning with global poverty, gender and race relations. - Especially attractive for Lenten devotional groups What happens when three American women put their faith into action in a developing nation? In I Am That Child, Episcopal priest Elizabeth Geitz proves that cross-cultural relationships among people of faith can change our world...one person at a time. Geitz welcomes readers to join her pilgrimage to an orphanage in Cameroon, sharing both humorous and gut-wrenching wisdom from leaders and children who struggle against AIDS, global poverty and sexism. Along the way, Geitz and readers take a hard look at race and cultural privilege and find hope for reconciliation back home. The book concludes with study and resource guides to help readers engage global poverty efforts and build community across continents or across the street. |
Contributor Bio(s): Geitz, Elizabeth: - The Reverend Canon Elizabeth Geitz is an Episcopal priest and author of numerous books, including Fireweed Evangelism: Christian Hospitality in a Multi-faith World and Soul Satisfaction: Reclaiming the Divine Feminine; Gender and the Nicene Creed, and co-editor of Women's Uncommon Prayers. The former Canon for Ministry Development and Deployment in the Diocese of New Jersey, she is an award-winning writer and popular speaker and works closely with Sister Jane Mankaa and the Good Shepherd Home Board in Cameroon. Visit Elizabeth's website and blog at www.elizabethgeitz.com.
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