We
wouldn't consider letting Isis, Medusa, Pandora, or Persephone slip
from our lexicon. To somehow forget the legend of Harriet Tubman, Anne
Frank, or Mother Teresa would never cross our minds. And yet when it
comes to the stories of Eve and other biblical characters, they are
rarely known, barely appreciated, and ostensibly "lost" by most of us
not deeply entwined within organized religion. Trapped in patriarchy and
theological argument, dismissed as irrelevant, or viewed as
unchangeable even as times change, these women's voices, desires, and
hearts have too often been silenced through misunderstanding and
neglect. As result, we are as well. But when they are reimagined,
deconstructed, disentangled from doctrine and dogma, and heard on their
own terms, these stories become powerful inspiration and a source of
discernment that reconnects us to a feminine lineage and a sovereign
sense of self we've never known to call on or trust. In Rewriting Eve: Rescuing Women's Stories from the Bible and Reclaiming Them as our Own,
Ronna Detrick invites us into the presence and power of ten sacred
women, revealing the endlessly relevant ways in which they speak today
and showing how they can heal, embolden, and transform our stories.
