A Woman's Spiritual Journey: Finding the Feminine Path to Fulfilment

by Joan Z. Borysenko Ph.D. (Author)

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  In this volume, the author explores the spiritual needs of women. She looks at Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam, exploring their traditions and looking at new approaches to practising the faith. She examines her own story and that of other women across every age and culture struggling to find God.The book examines why women make up the larg est group of religious drop-outs in Western society and reveals how women can reconnect spirituality to religion. The author revisits traditional stories of holy women including Eve and Mary Magdalene and shows how women can gain new wisdom from the past. New forms of ritual and prayer better suited to women's needs are also explored together with an examination of the nature of women's spiritual identity and how to achieve self-healing and wholeness. Finally, she examines how we can live a more spiritually aware life in the day-to-day world.