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"Jann Aldredge-Clanton didn't start out as a reformer. When she was a pre-teen, she almost starved herself to death trying to fit into the culture's feminine mold. In high school she felt inadequate because she never won a beauty crown, even though she graduated at the top of her class. Slowly, she began waking up to her own voice, and became one of the first women ever to be ordained as a Baptist minister in the South. It has not been an easy road. She almost lost her job as a professor at a Baptist university because she refused to sign a fundamentalist statement of beliefs. She was labeled a ""heretic"" for calling God ""She"" and ""Mother."" Others said she couldn't be an ordained minister because it would be ""unbiblical."" The controversy over women's roles in religion was just another example of the glass ceiling women too often face in American society. Called ""Waco's Give 'Em Hell Minister"" for her outspoken opinions and action on social issues, Jann divulges in Breaking Free how she discovered her mission of freeing people, including herself, from sexism and other injustices. Breaking Free is a remarkable memoir that shows the liberating power of faith combined with feminism. It will inspire readers of all ages to find the freedom to become all God created them to be."

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This is a compelling story of a brave woman. She is everything you always hoped for in a minister. --Ann W. Richards, former governor of Texas --Ann W. Richards A remarkably honest and brave book. Jann Aldredge-Clanton's story reveals the personal struggles of a woman seeking to fulfill her call to the ministry in a religious environment largely arranged against her. Her fascinating journey affirms the value of women in ministry, as well as the value of feminist theological reflection. __Sue Monk Kidd, author of THE DANCE OF THE DISSIDENT DAUGHTER and THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES --Sue Monk Kidd

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Jann Aldredge-Clanton is an ordained minister, author, teacher, and chaplain. A native of Louisiana, Jann received the B.A. degree from Louisiana Polytechnic University, the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas Christian University, and the M.Div. from Southwestern Theological Seminary.She is the author of Building Bridges: Letha Dawson Scanzoni and Friends (Cascade, 2018); Inclusive Songs for Resistance & Social Action (Eakin Press, 2018); Earth Transformed with Music! Inclusive Songs for Worship (Eakin Press, 2015); She Lives! Sophia Wisdom Works in the World (Skylight Paths Publishing, 2014); Changing Church: Stories of Liberating Ministers (Cascade Books, 2011); Inclusive Hymns for Liberation, Peace, and Justice (Eakin Press, 2011); Seeking Wisdom: Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions (Wipf and Stock, 2010); Inclusive Hymns for Liberating Christians (Eakin Press, 2006); Breaking Free: The Story of a Feminist Baptist Minister (Eakin Press, 2002); In Search of the Christ-Sophia: An Inclusive Christology for Liberating Christians (Twenty-Third Publications, 1995; Eakin Press, 2004); Imagine God! A Children's Musical Exploring and Expressing Images of God (Choristers Guild, 2004); In Whose Image? God and Gender (Crossroad, 1990, 2001); Praying with Christ-Sophia: Services for Healing and Renewal (Twenty-Third Publications, 1996; Wipf and Stock, 2007); Counseling People with Cancer (Westminster John Knox, 1998); God, A Word for Girls and Boys (Glad River, 1993; Wipf and Stock, 2007). She has also published articles in The Journal of Pastoral Care, The Christian Ministry, and elsewhere.

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