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Elaine Ricker Kelly

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Elaine Kelly Author brings healing and hope to those who feel forgotten, sidelined, or silenced. She writes historical fiction and re-tells stories from the New Testament from a feminist and LGBTQ+ affirming point of view. Her blog articles empower women and affirm queers with progressive Christian studies and research on women in the Bible and church history.

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Finding Her Voice: Awards and Editorial Book Reviews

Finding Her Voice: Editorial Reviews, Contest Win, and Successful Book Launch.

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	Finding Her Voice: From Broken to Bold Book 3: Acts of Early Female Apostles: A Novel 4.98 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Because She Was Called (From Broken to Bold, #2) 4.59 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten Followers from Broken to Bold (From Broken to Bold #1) 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sword: A Fun Way to Engage in Healthy Debate on What the Bible Says About a Woman’s Role 4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Centurion at the Tomb: Did he commit treason? A Short Story of Ancient Rome 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walk with Mara on Her Healing Journey: 21 Steps to Emotional Resilience 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Give Smart: How to Make a Dramatic Difference with Your Donation Dollar 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture

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Life in a remote Newfoundland harbour town was hard in the 18th century, made harder by rivals who are greedy and selfish for power. The story is about more than machinations between the rivals Abe Strapp and his sister, Widow Caines. (Who are unlikab ...more
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I liked Sydney's courage and faithfulness to help vulnerable people but I did not like her unfaithfulness and erratic behaviour in her relationships. There's a thin line between vigilante justice and plain old anger. Sydneys anger stems from unproces ...more
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A psychological thriller that kept the suspense high. Loved the strong female characters, plotting for freedom. The manipulation and domestic abuse was at times disturbing.
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Sadness in every chapter, with the loss of a child compounded by racism and the trauma reverberating in the characters for decades. Maybe I thought there would be more pursuit of the mystery through the story as opposed to simply revealing the secret ...more
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Elaine Ricker Kelly and 74 other people liked Powersamurai's review of Pope Joan: "About the only female pope back in the 9th century. The Catholic Church today treats Pope Joan as legend created by the Protestants, but with over 500 documents to prove she did exist, it is but another bureaucratic cover-up. A woman from Frankish lan" Read more of this review »
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“Why should it be thought impossible, heterodox, or improper for a woman to preach seeing the Savior died for the woman as well as the man?" Jarena Lee (1783-1864), the first woman preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church”
― Jarena Lee , Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee

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