At the Root of This Longing: Reconciling a Spiritual Hunger and a Feminist Thirst

"Give yourself time to absorb the many complexities of "At the Root of This Longing." Then await the profoundly life-altering conclusions you take away."-- "San Francisco Chronicle""This is how I felt reading Flinders' book. Grateful. And full, and wanting to send copies to all my friends." -- Sherry Ruth Anderson, Ph.D., coauthor of "The Feminine Face of God""Carol Lee Flinders provides the rationale, the means, and the inspiration to create a balanced, essential life--one which responds to the urgings for a strong social voice that matters, and a contemplative solitude that lasts. She is the perfect witness and a wonderful writer."-- Clarissa Pinkola Est?s, Ph.D., author of "Women Who Run With Wolves, The Gift of Story, " and "The Faithful Gardener""In the spirit of "Women Who Run With the Wolves" and "Reviving Ophelia, " this book has the potential to change women's lives."-- "Publishers Weekly""Flinders earns the right to ask that 'feminism thinks of itself henceforth as a resistance movement based in spirituality' by providing us with a text crowded with personal stories and wisdom, scholarship expertly assembled and interepreted, and lucidity and hope that never falter. I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the work she has done."-- Jo Ann Heydron, "Soujourners"Here is a clear feminist voice of both-and, of doing the hard research, the deep reflection, and coming to a new formulation that reconciles the best of both worlds...In an era when more and more people are being attracted to spirituality, the solid work flinders offers is a gift. In an era when women and girls are still finding it difficult to find a voice and a place to survive and to flourish, Flinders' book is asign of hope."-- Cathleen O'Meara Murtha, "Presence