Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xiii, 350 p. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-330) and index. |
Summary |
The author examines the effect of the patriarchal images of early experience which stand in the way of a self-defined spirituality for women and offers a mix of poetry, ritual, story, meditation, and history to help reclaim women's lost power, autonomy, sexuality, wisdom, and divinity. |
Contents |
Pt. I. Women's Religious Past. 1. Religion's Far-Reaching Effects. 2. Reluctance, Anger, and Courage -- Pt. II. Religious Language and Imagery. 3. The God of Our Childhood Understanding. 4. Our Wounds and Ineffective Behavior: Exclusion, Inferiority and Dependency. 5. Our Healing: The Changing Face of God -- Pt. III. Religious Myths and Stories. 6. Fragments of the Forgotten. 7. Eve: The Mother of All Living. 8. Lilith: The Rebellious First Woman. 9. Mary: The Virgin Mother. 10. The Divine Girl-Child. 11. The One Who Shed Her Blood. 12. The Wounded Healers. 13. The Wise Old Woman -- Pt. IV. Having Had a Spiritual Awakening. 14. Awakened to Healthy Connections. 15. Awakened to a Woman-Affirming Spirituality. |
Subject |
Women -- Religious life.
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Masculinity of God.
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Femininity of God.
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Femininity of God. (OCoLC)fst00922667
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Masculinity of God. (OCoLC)fst01011043
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Women -- Religious life.
(OCoLC)fst01176921
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ISBN |
034537519X |
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9780345375193 |
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