Reverend Mother

Nora was a radical socialist in Jamaica who had a crisis of faith following the demise of communism in the 1980s. Disillusioned, she joined the church where she became an ordained minister. But it was difficult for Nora to leave her radical past behind and she butted heads with church authorities. The ultimate test came after she decided to have a child, even though she was not married. The church, finding Nora's actions unacceptable, stripped her of her authority, position, and title. She sued the church for wrongful dismissal and employment discrimination. The court case and the surprising turns unearthed the legal, ethical, and moral dilemmas thrown up by Nora and her pregnancy in a largely conservative church and society.

Author: Eron Henry
Publisher: Eron Henry
Published: 02/03/2011
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780615445397

About the Author
E.M. Henry started writing in high school where he won a national writing competition sponsored by both the Jamaican and Chinese governments. Beginning in college, he wrote weekly opinion columns for the Jamaica Gleaner, the oldest newspaper company in the Caribbean, and was a commentator on Radio Jamaica, the largest radio company in Jamaica. Since 2006, he has worked as the communications director for the Baptist World Alliance in the Washington, DC, suburb of Falls Church in Northern Virginia. He has edited three nonfiction books, including Ministry Perspectives from the Caribbean, a Festschrift honoring noted Caribbean church historian, Horace O. Russell. An ordained clergyman and trained journalist, he holds degrees and diplomas from Temple University in Philadelphia; and the University of the West Indies and the United Theological College in Jamaica.

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