Theological Reflections of an Adopted Daughter

Barbara Calvert

doi:10.1177/1355835806065390

Theological Reflections of an Adopted Daughter

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Abstract

For as long as I can remember I had a sense of not belonging, of being a misfit. When, therefore, at the age of six, it was casually mentioned over the dinner table that I was adopted it was no surprise. I felt I had always known. As I grew up I dreamed of who my real mother might be, the circumstances of my birth and where I had come from. It was many years before I found some answers to my questions and, in the process, discovered more about myself and the nature of relationships.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	309-318
Number of pages	10
Journal	Theology and Sexuality
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1355835806065390
State	Published - Jan 1 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Orkney
adopted
baby
daughter
ministry
mother

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Religious studies
Gender Studies

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