Athena's Disguises: Mentors in Everyday Life

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In this wise and perceptive book, Susan Ford Wiltshire explores the multitude of ways mentoring occurs in our lives: through serendipitous contacts with friends, family, children, elders, artists, community peacemakers - even chance encounters with strangers. Using inspiring examples of several remarkable women who touched her own life. Wiltshire shows that mentors often are not recognized as such at first, and, in some cases, not until many years after their contributions are made. This book demonstrates how ...
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Overview

In this wise and perceptive book, Susan Ford Wiltshire explores the multitude of ways mentoring occurs in our lives: through serendipitous contacts with friends, family, children, elders, artists, community peacemakers - even chance encounters with strangers. Using inspiring examples of several remarkable women who touched her own life. Wiltshire shows that mentors often are not recognized as such at first, and, in some cases, not until many years after their contributions are made. This book demonstrates how women can adapt to circumstances and fate in pursuing their intellectual and spiritual development.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780664221010
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
  • Publication date: 10/1/1998
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 147
  • Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Table of Contents

Prologue
1 The Ways of Athena 1
2 The Attentive Elder 8
3 Family Members 32
4 When the Young Point the Way 43
5 The Saving Grace of Art 50
6 The Chance Encounter 68
7 Friends 73
8 Politics as Work for the World 84
9 Instrumental Mentoring 104
10 Communities as Mentors 114
11 Hospitality to Strangers 118
12 Time to Be Available 125
13 The Journey Continues 131
Sources 137
Acknowledgments 143
Index of Names and Subjects 145
Index of Passages from the Odyssey 149
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