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"Keener than any two-edged sword"
— three elderly Christian African-American women living in poverty interpret the "living word" | | Author(s) | Helen K Black |
| Journal title | Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 10, no 4, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 45-63 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Older women ; Black people ; Poor elderly ; Christianity ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Theology ; Interpretation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Fifty Christian older African-American women living in poverty were qualitatively interviewed for a research project with the title "Chronic poverty and the self in later life". Part of the study focused on the women's spiritual and religious beliefs, and the importance of these beliefs in the women's lives. Using three case studies from the 50 respondents, this article explores how each woman, in her unique interpretation of the Bible, found present meaning for a painful, impoverished past, enhanced her sense of self-esteem, and engendered hope for an impoverished future either in this life or the next. The major thesis is that the women created a personal hermeneutic (mode of interpretation) of scripture based on their life stories. Their interpretation of the Bible reflected a concrete relationship with a God who spoke to them at the juncture of their individuality. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990310006 A |
| Classmark | BD: TKE: F:W6: TS: EX: OWB: 4CC: 7T |
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