The stories of seven
women living out their Christian faith in difficult circumstances are
awe inspiring. I was pleased that Metaxas picked women who chose to do
what they felt called to do as women. They didn't try to be men or
compete with men. They used their female strengths: love, giving,
mothering, and compassion. They didn't plan to be heroines. They did
the work they felt God called them to do.
I was familiar with
some of the women's stories: Joan of Arc, Rosa Parks and Mother
Theresa. I hadn't heard of the other women: Susanna Wesley, mother of
John and Charles Wesley; Corrie ten Boom, who suffered in a
concentration camp for helping Jews during WWII; Hannah More, who
worked with Wilberforce to abolish the slave trade; and Saint Maria
of Paris, who served the poor in spite of her eccentric ways,
marriages, and collisions with church doctrine.
Each woman had a
story to tell and Metaxas did an excellent job of bringing them to
life in a short biography. I found each one easy to read bringing out
the highlights of the woman's life and showing them as real people
with severe problems but living out their faith.
I highly recommend
this book for both women and men. Everyone can learn from the example
of these extraordinary women.
I reviewed this book
for BookLook Bloggers.
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