White Roses on the Floor of Heaven

Description:

1. The wider cultural context and the Mormon sources -- 2. The adoption and adaptation of nature and flower imagery by Mormon women writers : the theological and institutional context -- 3. The adoption and adaptation of nature and flower imagery by Mormon women writers : the cultural context -- 4. Femaleness, nature, and virtue : a triangle of theological meaning -- 5. Motherhood and the home in the theology of nature and flower imagery -- 6. Suffering women and the theodicy of nature and flower imagery.

subjects: American literature, history and criticism,  American literature, women authors,  Nature in literature,  Flowers in literature,  Theology in literature,  Mormon women,  Women, united states, social conditions,  Theology, practical,  Social conditions,  Practical Theology,  American literature,  Mormon authors,  History and criticism,  Women authors,  Mormones,  Conditions sociales,  Théologie pratique,  Littérature américaine,  Auteurs mormons,  Histoire et critique,  Écrits de femmes américains,  Nature dans la littérature,  Fleurs dans la littérature,  Théologie dans la littérature,  RELIGION,  Christianity,  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon),  Blume,  Natur,  Theologie,  Frau,  Mormonen,  Vrouwen,  Religieuze opvattingen