This extremely valuable study containing many quotations and data from a survey of more than 7,000 women, documents the growing grassroots nature of feminist spirituality.
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This study, by a Roman Catholic sister and liturgics professor, an Episcopal laywoman who teaches sociology at Hartford Seminary, and a United Church of Christ pastor, contains many quotations and data from a survey of more than 7000 women. The study reveals some of the pervasiveness of women's feelings of alienation from patriarchal religion, their response in revisioning God-imagery and Church, their seeking nurturing in ecumenical women's groups, and yet their frequent continued deep involvement in their own denominations. "Defecting in place" is the term these investigators coined for such loyalty in the midst of personal alienation. This extremely valuable study documents the growing grass-roots nature of feminist spirituality. Highly recommended for all libraries.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Miriam Therese Winter, a Medical Mission Sister, is one of the most beloved figures in the Catholic Church in the United States. She is professor of liturgy, worship, and spirituality at Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut, and founder and director of its Women's Leadership Institute. She is the author of 12 books, including The Singer and the Song, Woman Wisdom, and Out of the Depths: The Story of Ludmila Javorova. She is also the composer of 15 recordings, including the gold record album "Joy is Like the Rain" and "Mass of a Pilgrim People." MT, as she is affectionately called, has served the poor on three continents and is much in demand as a speaker to all denominations in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
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inspiring,
This review is from: Defecting in Place: Women Taking Responsibility for Their Own Spiritual Lives (Paperback)
I read this book as part of a course on women in world religions, and it has remained dear to me ever since. It is essentially the findings of a study on how feminist women relate to Protestant and Roman Catholic Christianity, told through quotes from their responses to the study questions. There is some commentary on the responses, which provides a valuable framework through which to view them, but the real power of this book comes from hearing the struggles and triumphs of women in the church (and out of the church) in their own words, as they try to come to terms with spirituality and God without sacrificing their own personhood. If you have felt alienated from the church because of your gender, you are not alone! I would recommend it to any woman who has committed herself to a spiritual path and who is struggling to find her place in what is essentially a patriarchal religion. I wish more male priests and pastors would read this book as well, because it would really open some eyes as to what women are feeling and thinking and how much we are often excluded in conventional worship. The final message of the book is that women are creating a feminist spirituality to make up for the lack of a place for us in more conventional congregations, and that this is not only possible but healthy and liberating. Overall, inspiring.
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This review is from: Defecting in Place: Women Taking Responsibility for Their Own Spiritual Lives (Paperback)
This is a wonderful piece of research that reveals the thoughts of a silenced body of women who sit in the pews at church on Sunday for all sorts of reasons and quietly believe little of what is coming from the pulpit
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