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(0)Sue Monk Kidd
Blending her own experiences with an intimate grasp of contemplative spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis at midlife, when life seemed to have lost meaning. Kidd’s longing for hasty escape from the pain ultimately yielded to a discipline of “active waiting.”
Comparing her experience to that of a chrysalis on a wintry tree branch, Kidd reflects on the fact that the soul is often...Acclaimed author Sue Monk Kidd (The Secret Life of Bees) writes about her own unexpected journey into feminine spirituality, where she seeks to reclaim the wholeness lost to women within patriarchal faith traditions. Kidd enjoyed a thriving career as a Christian writer until she experienced an awakening and began to question her role as a woman in her culture, her family, and her church.
In this heartfelt memoir, the author of When the...“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, she experienced an unexpected awakening, and began a journey toward a feminine spirituality. With the exceptional
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