Books, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Feminist

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Sue Monk Kidd
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (Plus)
by HarperOne (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-12-26)

"I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way. I was surprised, and, in fact, a little terrified, when I found myself in the middle of a feminist spiritual reawakening." ––Sue Monk Kidd For years, Sue Monk Kidd was a conventionally religious woman. Then, in the late 1980s, Kidd experienced an unexpected awakening, and began a journey toward a feminine spirituality. With the exceptional storytelling skills that have helped make her name, author of When the Heart Waits tells her very personal story of the fear, anger, healing, and freedom she experienced on the path toward the wholeness that many women have lost in the church. From a jarring encounter with sexism in a suburban drugstore, to monastery retreats and to rituals in the caves of Crete, she reveals a new level of feminine spiritual consciousness for all women– one that retains a meaningful connection with the "deep song of Christianity," embraces the sacredness of ...

Peace, Martha
The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective
by Hovel Audio (CD)

Here is a scripturally based blueprint for the woman who truly desires to be the wife God intended her to be. This book is based on Proverbs 31:10: An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. Thousands of women have already discovered the worth of this volume and testify to lives and marriages changed because of a commitment to the principles presented here. If this is a commitment you have made, or want to make, The Excellent Wife answers the difficult questions facing you today.

Irene Spencer
Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife
by Tantor Media (CD)

Irene Spencer did as she felt God commanded in marrying her brother-in-law Verlan LeBaron, becoming his second wife. Her dramatic story reveals how far religion can be stretched and abused and how one woman and her children found their way out, into truth and redemption.

Edited by Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Rabbi Andrea Weiss
The Torah: A Women's Commentary
by URJ Press (Hardcover)

"The five daughters of Zelophehad in the Book of Numbers approach Moses, the leaders of the people, and the entire community. They draw near because they see a problem that needs a solution: they have not been given an inheritance that they believe is due to them. They refuse to be left out and demand their rightful share. And so they dare speak to Moses, the priest Eleazar, all the other leaders, and the entire edah (congregation or formally constituted assembly). They say: 'Give us a holding among our father's kin. Give us a share of our heritage, why should we be left out?' They get what they want a share, a large share I should add. Moreover, as a result of their courage, a new Torah law is created, one that intends to benefit future generations long after them. Their story is the story of the WRJ's The Torah: A Women's Commentary. The Women of Reform Judaism said: 'Give us a share among our brothers. We are no longer willing to be left out.' Instead of land, WRJ asks ...

Kathy Caprino
Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman's Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose
by Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Paperback)

Thousands of professional women, though outwardly successful, find themselves in the midst of a crisis, believing that they've sacrificed meaning, fulfillment, balance, and joy in their lives to achieve career success. Breakdown, Breakthrough shows how women can restore their power and reconnect with their life visions as they awake from the paralysis of professional dissatisfaction and personal diminishment. Kathy Caprino identifies twelve specific challenges professional women face and offers concrete, practical advice for overcoming each one--helping readers step back to gain a new perspective, let go of what is holding them back, and say yes to creating a compelling and rewarding next chapter of life and work. She candidly discusses her own struggles with crippling feelings of disempowerment and shares moving stories and heartfelt advice gleaned from her interviews with over one hundred women who experienced and overcame the crises she describes. Breakdown, Breakthrough ...

Jean-Yves Leloup
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
by Inner Traditions (Paperback) (Release Date: 2002-02-01)

Restores to the forefront of the Christian tradition the importance of the divine feminine. * The first complete English-language translation of the original Coptic Gospel of Mary, with line-by-line commentary. * Reveals the eminence of the divine feminine in Christian thought. * Offers a new perspective on the life of one of the most controversial figures in the Western spiritual tradition. Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene. Also known as Miriam of Magdala, Mary Magdalene was considered by the apostle John to be the founder of Christianity because she was the first witness to the Resurrection. In most theological studies she has been depicted as a reformed prostitute, the redeemed sinner who exemplifies Christ's mercy. Today's reader can ponder her role in the gospels of Philip, Thomas, Peter, and Bartholomew--the collection of what have come to be known as the Gnostic gospels rejected by the ...

Lunaea Weatherstone
SageWoman 2009 Wall Calendar
by Amber Lotus Publishing (Calendar)

SageWoman, the best-selling magazine of women's spirituality, joins with Amber Lotus to present a new level of excellence in Goddess art and inspiration. The SageWoman 2009 wall calendar presents exquisite interpretations of Goddess virtues that guide and empower women every day. The calendar features four artists who are among the most accomplished and well-loved in the Goddess-spirit community: Emily Balivet, Melissa Harris, Hrana Janto, and Shiloh Sophia McCloud. Accompanying each image is text by Lunaea Weatherstone, priestess and writer, who weaves a tapestry of wisdom and wit that illuminates the common threads of sacred feminine energies worldwide. Each month marks the turning of the Wheel of the Year with seasonal themes, festivals, suggestions to bless each day, and much more - adding up to 365 ways to celebrate the Goddess in every woman.

Judith Duerk
Circle of Stones: Woman's Journey to Herself
by New World Library (Paperback)

This is the tenth anniversary edition of the classic best seller for women seeking their sacred connections. Long ago before the patriarchal period, in many places on Earth, the Goddess was worshipped. Circle of Stones draws us into a meditative experience of the lost Feminine and creates a space for us to consider our present lives from the eyes of women's ancient culture and ritual. Incorporating the most ancient symbol of spirituality — the circle of stones — Duerk weaves stories, dreams, and visions of women to lead each reader into a personal yet archetypal journey, posing the reflective question, "How might your life have been different if . . . ?"

Carol A. Newsom
The Women's Bible Commentary
by Westminster John Knox Press (Hardcover)

"No one will go away from the volume with her or his old assumptions about biblical texts intact...The challenge and pleasure of this work is its tendency to upset expections about familiar books". Theology Today.

Alice Ogden Bellis
Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes, Second Edition
by Westminster John Knox Press (Paperback)

This book focuses on biblical stories about women, collected in one volume, paraphrases and interprets them from multiple and diverse scholars and in addition highlights the benefits and problems of the stories for contempory women.

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