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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
by Sue Monk Kidd

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  rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>One of my favorite books on Goddess Spirituality. Sue Monk Kidd evolved from a life steeped in Christianity, a Christian women's writer, wife of a Baptist minister, daughter of a Baptist minister... to discovering what was missing in all that and found again in Goddess Spirituality. Such a moving autobiography. And the frequent mentions of excellent works in women's religious and spiritual writing, and feminist histories makes this an extensive study guide and launching point into so many great authors and ideas, such as Carol P. Christ, Merlin Stone, Marija Gimbutas, etc. I love that an "insider" realizes and reveals the many breakdowns and shortcomings for women in patriarchal religion. Though my own journey through this territory happened as a teen and early 20's, and Kidd's is a midlife awakening, so much is similar, and the solidarity feels really good. I'd recommend as a resource for helping Xian loved ones understand our choice to opt out and seek the sacred and divine in it's feminine form. Many Xian women will likely recognize some of the Kidd's questions in herself, and this may help foster better understanding, if not necessarily agreement.
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bookshelves: earth-spirituality, ecofeminism

One of my favorite books on Goddess Spirituality. Sue Monk Kidd evolved from a life steeped in Christianity, a Christian women's writer, wife of a Baptist minister, daughter of a Baptist minister... to discovering what was missing in all that and found again in Goddess Spirituality. Such a moving autobiography. And the frequent mentions of excellent works in women's religious and spiritual writing, and feminist histories makes this an extensive study guide and launching point into so many great authors and ideas, such as Carol P. Christ, Merlin Stone, Marija Gimbutas, etc. I love that an "insider" realizes and reveals the many breakdowns and shortcomings for women in patriarchal religion. Though my own journey through this territory happened as a teen and early 20's, and Kidd's is a midlife awakening, so much is similar, and the solidarity feels really good. I'd recommend as a resource for helping Xian loved ones understand our choice to opt out and seek the sacred and divine...more

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