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.

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. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:47:47 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA175601 Boxid2 CH132305 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City San Francisco, Calif. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter book by Sue Monk Kidd ReadingRewards: Earn 2x points on all Collectibles Biography Books > Womens Biographies ISBN: 178445642X ISBN13: 9781784456429 My Fashion Studio: Clothes Designer: Cut, Color, Make & Create by Sue Monk Kidd See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.69 - 4. 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.'I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way. 'Suddenly two men walk by and one says, 'Now that's how I like to see a womanon her knees. I was surprised, and, in fact, a little terrified, when I found myself in the middle of a feminist spiritual reawakening.' -Sue Monk Kiddįor years, Sue Monk Kidd was a conventionally religious woman. The most resonant moment for Judd is one that evokes the contradictory ways society sees womenin a scene where Kidd is admiring her teenage daughter diligently stocking a shelf at the drugstore where she works.

'I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way.

The dance of the dissident daughter