{"product_id":"unmaking-mary-shattering-the-myth-of-perfect-motherhood-hardcover","title":"Unmaking Mary: Shattering the Myth of Perfect Motherhood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChine McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Astute, smart, witty and brave. A radical, deeply thoughtful and essential intervention\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eMatrescence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A deeply valuable reflection on motherhood\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRowan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For two thousand years, the Virgin Mary has been depicted throughout art, literature and culture as symbolising the perfect mother: chaste, beautiful, meek, mild and white. These supposed virtues and symbols have penetrated not just Christianity but wider popular culture; and contributed to harmful views about motherhood and what it is to be a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this part-memoir, part social and theological commentary, Chine McDonald deconstructs the myth of perfect motherhood and shines a light on the dark side of parenting. From birth trauma to post-natal depression, from infertility to the mental load, the motherhood penalty and pressures on women to be and have it all - especially in the church - this book attempts to liberate motherhood from the chains in which it has been placed, reconstructing a more authentic, grace-filled way forward for the most important job in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmaking Mary \u003c\/i\u003ewill include a foreword written by Beth Allison Barr, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Biblical Womanhood.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChine McDonald read Theology at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist. She is director of religion and society think tank Theos, and is a regular contributor to BBC Religion \u0026amp; Ethics programs, including \u003ci\u003eThought for the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Service\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrayer for the Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.69 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44828986966118,"sku":"9781399814638","price":30.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/C9HKdDEwsf9781399814638.webp?v=1772081732","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/unmaking-mary-shattering-the-myth-of-perfect-motherhood-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}