Read in the context of emerging 19th Century women's theology,
Rossetti's devotional prose shows a distinct preference for the "wisdom
texts" of scripture, and foreshadows the work of leading feminist
theologians today. This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was
a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with
the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of
worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the
body.