num_pages: 212
description: Christianity Today 2022 Book Award Finalist (Christian Living &amp; Discipleship)Outreach 2022 Recommended Resource (Christian Living)[A] powerful debut. . . . This persuasive testament will appeal to Christians interested in the lesser-known women of the Bible.-- Publishers WeeklyArmas expertly weaves her own abuelita's history of personal faith and resistance into each chapter and intersects it with biblical text creating an approachable work.-- Library JournalWhat if some of our greatest theologians wouldn't be considered theologians at all?Kat Armas a second-generation Cuban American grew up on the outskirts of Miami's famed Little Havana neighborhood. Her earliest theological formation came from her grandmother her abuelita who fled Cuba during the height of political unrest and raised three children alone after her husband passed away. Combining personal storytelling with biblical reflection Armas shows us how voices on the margins--those often dismissed isolated and oppressed because of their gender socioeconomic status or lack of education--have more to teach us about following God than we realize.Abuelita Faith tells the story of unnamed and overlooked theologians in society and in the Bible--mothers grandmothers sisters and daughters--whose survival strength resistance and persistence teach us the true power of faith and love. The author's exploration of abuelita theology will help people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds reflect on the abuelitas in their lives and ministries and on ways they can live out abuelita faith every day.
language: English
title: Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength
publisher: Brazos Press