BOOK REVIEW: Grace is not Faceless - Reflections on Mary by Ann Loades

Grace is not Faceless - Reflections on Mary by Ann Loades, published by DLT Books in 2021

Introduction and Context

Martin Warner, the Bishop of Chichester, introduced ‘Grace is not Faceless’ during a seminar at St Augustine’s College. It was especially interesting to hear his perspective on the text, a collection of essays by Ann Loades published earlier this year, because he was a student of the author and explained that like all the best teachers, she has an infectious energy for her subject which cannot but inspire her students. He explained that Ann Loades was the first British academic to write a book about feminist theology (Searching for Lost Coins, published in 1987).