Ties That Bond

Patterns of primordial origin reside deeply within
our psyches at an unconscious level. Religion and its
scriptures have not given women's stories told
through their voices prominence, and theology has not
taken into account the nature of women as spiritual
beings. The secular and religious histories of women
generally, herstory, and personal life stories affect
who women are and how they relate to each other. Ties
That Bond is a feminist study that searches for the
nature of connections that exist and function among
women who share genealogies--daughters, mothers,
grandmothers. Family systems and relationships can
be fragile, but also indestructible. Groups of people
who are tied to each other by strong emotional bonds
can invigorate or hurt, embrace or ignore, nurture or
demean each other. The women in this book find many
ways to bring wholeness and security to their
families, and they tend carefully their roles in
their family systems. Inherent in this work is the
passion to have the voices of all generations of
women heard, but especially the voice of the oldest
women in the genealogy, that of the grandmother-crone.

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Dr. Luce received her doctorate in theology from St. Stephen'sCollege, University of Alberta, in 2004. Bernice has been ateacher, lecturer, and lay minister for many years. Shealso has been active in political and community work and has longadvocated for women's rights.

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Patterns of primordial origin reside deeply withinour psyches at an unconscious level. Religion and itsscriptures have not given women's stories toldthrough their voices prominence, and theology has nottaken into account the nature of women as spiritualbeings. The secular and religious histories of womengenerally, herstory, and personal life stories affectwho women are and how they relate to each other. TiesThat Bond is a feminist study that searches for thenature of connections that exist and function amongwomen who share genealogies--daughters, mothers,grandmothers. Family systems and relationships canbe fragile, but also indestructible. Groups of peoplewho are tied to each other by strong emotional bondscan invigorate or hurt, embrace or ignore, nurture ordemean each other. The women in this book find manyways to bring wholeness and security to theirfamilies, and they tend carefully their roles intheir family systems. Inherent in this work is thepassion to have the voices of all generations ofwomen heard, but especially the voice of the oldestwomen in the genealogy, that of the grandmother-crone.