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Written for individual readers or discussion groups, Unveiling the Secret Life of Bees brings Sue Monk Kidd's popular novel The Secret Life of Bees (Penguin Books, 2003) into conversation with the Bible to explore the roles of women, feminine power, relationships, and the importance of women in the life of the church. Just as bees have a special role both in the hive and in the ecosystem, women have their own roles in families and society. Amy Lignitz looks at the roles of women in the Bible and how those roles are defined or redefined in The Secret Life of Bees, expanding our concepts of the ?Divine mother, ? earthly mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and the ?queen bee.? Along the way, we encounter remembrance, forgiveness, reconciliation, liberation, community, rituals, the feminine face of God, and the important role we play in one another's lives.
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