'A graceful account of awakening and transformation.' From a jarring encounter with sexism in a suburban drugstore, to monastery retreats, to rituals in the caves of Crete, she reveals a new level of feminine spiritual consciousness for all women, one that has the power to transform in the most positive ways every fundamental relationship in a woman's life-most notably her relationship with herself. With the exceptional storytelling skills that have helped make her name, Kidd tells her very personal story of the fear, anger, healing, freedom, and empowerment she experienced on the path toward the wholeness that many women have lost within faith traditions. Then, in the late 1980s, she experienced an unexpected awakening and began a journey toward a feminine spirituality. I was surprised, and, in fact, a little terrified, when I found myself in the middle of a feminist spiritual reawakening.'įor years, Sue Monk Kidd was a conventionally religious woman. “I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way. The genesis of the author’s bestselling fiction lies within the journey described in these pages. In the last two decades, this groundbreaking memoir has become a classic work of feminine spiritual discovery that has impacted hundreds of thousands of readers, and is as compelling today as when it was first published. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the book’s publication, this special edition has been released with a brand new Introduction by the author. Special 20th anniversary edition with a new introduction from the author, 2016.Originally published by HarperOne, 1996.With the exceptional storytelling skills that have helped make her name, Kidd 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.įrom 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 ordinary women's experience, and has the power to transform in the most positive ways every fundamental relationship in a woman's life - her marriage, her career, and her religion.Buy the Book: Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, IndieBound,, Google Play Then, in the late 1980s, she experienced an unexpected awakening, and began a journey toward a feminine spirituality. I was surprised, and, in fact, a little terrified, when I found myself in the middle of a feminist spiritual reawakening.' (Sue Monk Kidd)įor years, Sue Monk Kidd was a conventionally religious woman. 'I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way.

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