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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (Plus)
by Sue Monk Kidd

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  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5173389?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
  rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>I appreciated this book on several levels. Just interesting food for thought. Sue Monk Kidd makes some great points that I hadn't considered before. Some of the imagery and metaphors have really stuck with me. Sue spins away from Christianity towards more pagan rituals. While "alternative" rituals and myths don't necessarily resonate with me, it was fascinating to hear about them. She wrote this before "Secret Life of Bees" and you can kinda see similar lines of thought in both. I'd highly recommend this book as a way to expand how we feel about spirituality, especially as women. 
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<br/>I'll bet Sue Monk Kidd would be someone who would be incredibly annoying in real life. Sorta at the end of the book I had a big fat "SO WHAT?"... she doesn't often address how differences in her beliefs change her day-to-day life, her relationships with others, her career decisions...  While I think that personal beliefs can have a great impact on how we feel about ourselves, and that is important... I'd like to believe that they can also "change the world"... i.e. inspire us to do something outside of ourselves. Something about Sue's book seemed incredibly self-absorbed.
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Jenwah's review
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recommended for: spiritual women

I appreciated this book on several levels. Just interesting food for thought. Sue Monk Kidd makes some great points that I hadn't considered before. Some of the imagery and metaphors have really stuck with me. Sue spins away from Christianity towards more pagan rituals. While "alternative" rituals and myths don't necessarily resonate with me, it was fascinating to hear about them. She wrote this before "Secret Life of Bees" and you can kinda see similar lines of thought in both. I'd highly recommend this book as a way to expand how we feel about spirituality, especially as women.

I'll bet Sue Monk Kidd would be someone who would be incredibly annoying in real life. Sorta at the end of the book I had a big fat "SO WHAT?"... she doesn't often address how differences in her beliefs change her day-to-day life, her relationships with others, her career decisions... While I think that personal beliefs can have a great impact on how we feel about ourselves, ...more

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