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Ministering with the Earth

By Mary Elizabeth Moore
Chalice. 1998. 226 pp. Pb. $19.99.
ISBN 0-8272-2323-4

 


Ministering with the Earth is a quiltwork, both the on-the-ground activity and Moore's book about so ministering. Moore, professor of theology and Christian education at Claremont School of Theology, is fond of the metaphor, suitably pastoral and feminist.

Ministering is "quilting a life in relation to God and God's creation," which includes gathering fabrics, imagining the design, cutting patches, stitching patches and basting on a backing (pp. 171-198, p. 20 et passim).

Ministering is a collection of insightful stories, episodes, thoughts, sermonettes, pastoral ideas and opportunities. The virtue in the book is its diversity and inclusiveness. To choose another metaphor, here is a ...

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