Florence Nightingale: The Making of a Radical Theologian
"In Florence's Victorian times, the British obsession with 'class' and manners served to keep upper-class women 'in their place' as hostesses and servants to their own families, and out of public services or political office...A superb irony is that Florence's great sensitivity to the systematized inequities of the British 'class' system ignited the fires of liberation theology within her. Her power springs from a firm conviction that it was her special vocation to bring a 'natural' faith to...
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In Florence Nightingale, Val Webb brilliantly reveals the full and fascinating life of this radical reformer, activist, theologian, and servant of God. About the AuthorBorn and educated in Brisbane, Australia, Val Webb has degrees in both science and religion from the University of Queensland, Australia, and a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. She is on the adjunct faculties of the University of Minnesota and Augsburg College, and is a visiting lecturer at Whitley College, Melbourne, Australia, and Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. She is the author of four books, including In Defense of Doubt: An Invitation to Adventure and Why We're Equal: Introducing Feministy Theology from Chalice Press.
PrefacexiTime Line for Florence NightingalexixPart IThe Story of a LifeChapter 1Biographies--Fact and Fiction3Chapter 2Nurturing a Call: 1820-184921Chapter 3Finding God in Egypt: 1849-185047Chapter 4From Dreaming to Action: 1850-185173Chapter 5A Scream of Pain--"Cassandra": 185297Chapter 6Harley Street and the Crimea: 1853-1856121Chapter 7Loving God and the World: 1856-1910145Part IIThe Evolution of a TheologianChapter 8Liberation Theologian and Mystic169Chapter 9A Religion for the Working Class195Chapter 10Creating Heaven Here and Now225Chapter 11A "True" Marriage249Chapter 12Being Called273Epilogue299Glossary300Notes315Index341
