Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Brown, Amy Benson.
Rewriting the word : American women writers and the Bible / Amy
Benson Brown.

p. cm.--(Contributions in women's studies, ISSN 0147-104X ;
no. 172)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-30865-9 (alk. paper)
1. American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
2. Christianity and literature--United States--History. 3. Feminism
and literature--United States--History. 4. Women and literature--
United States--History. 5. Religion and literature. 6. Bible--In
literature. I. Title. II. Series.
PS147.B76 1999
810.9'3822--dc21 98-37718

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Copyright © 1999 by Amy Benson Brown

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-37718
ISBN: 0-313-30865-9
ISSN: 0147-104X

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48--1984).

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The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following
material:

Excerpts from "A Prayer to Eve" and "For My Aunt Mary" from Little Girls in Church
by Kathleen Norris, copyright © 1995. Reprinted by permission of the University of
Pittsburgh Press.

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