Race and Responses to Violence in Prayer Shawl Ministries

Prayer shawl ministries, overwhelmingly led and staffed by women, aim to give comfort to the bereaved. Shawl makers often want to respond to communal tragedy and grief such as mass shootings. This case study uses qualitative interviews with shawl makers from white and African-American ministry group...

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Main Author: Bowman, Donna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Open theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 924–937
Further subjects:B Women
B Material Culture
B MASS shootings
B Ordinary Theology
B caretaking
B Lay Ministry
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