Unmaking Mary - Shattering the myth of perfect motherhood
Join us for the launch of Chine McDonald's latest book, Unmaking Mary: Shattering the myth of perfect motherhood. Chine will give a short talk on this work followed by Q&A.
About the event
'Motherhood has given me the highest of highs and the lowest of lows… [it] has been my most profound altering.' Chine McDonald
Blending memoir with cultural and social history, Chine McDonald explores the unrealistic pressures on mothers today, and how art, literature, culture and society (including the depiction of the Virgin Mary) have perpetuated 'the myth of perfect motherhood' - and what we can do to free ourselves from it.
Chine McDonald
Wycliffe Hall has set itself the modest task of fostering a New Renaissance of Christian scholarship, leadership and culture. As both a Christian community and a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford, we want to see transformational scholarship, leadership and culture, born out of Christian community, offering the truth, beauty and goodness of the gospel to the world.
Event details
Date: Tuesday 28th April
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
Tickets: £6.50 for general admission. £15 for general admission with a paperback copy of the book included.
In order to make this event accessible to as many people who want to come, we have set the ticket price to only cover direct costs, thanks to Chine's generosity in giving her time
Venue: Wycliffe Hall, 52-54 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PW
Getting here: Wycliffe Hall is on major bus routes. Limited parking may be available on site (please contact us by email if you have any special access requirements) and pay-and-display on-street parking is available close by in Norham Gardens.
Photography and filming: This event will include photography and filming: please contact us directly if you have any questions about this: conferences@wycliffe.ox.ac.uk.
All are welcome: the event is open to the public but booking is required.
About Chine McDonald
A regular contributor to BBC Religion & Ethics programmes, including Thought for the Day on Radio 4's Today programme, the Daily Service, and Prayer for the Day, Chine's first book 'Am I Beautiful?' - explored body image among women of faith. Currently, she is director of Theos, the religion and society think tank.
Born in Nigeria, Chine moved to the UK at the age of four. She read theology & religious studies at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist and over the years have written for several regional and national publications.
Her second book God Is Not a White Man? was published by Hodder & Stoughton in May 2021. Unmaking Mary: Shattering The Myth of Divine Motherhood, is now available.