In Sweet Company

Many women yearn to connect with the spiritual side of themselves, regardless of what tradition they may come from--or are going toward. In Sweet Company is a collection of warm and remarkable conversations with 14 celebrated women, each with a spiritual life that nourishes them and serves as a dependable compass for their decision-making.

Auteur

The Author Margaret Wolff is a writer, speaker, and consultant whose work celebrates women's growth and development.

Texte du rabat

"In Sweet Company takes readers on a spiritual odyssey into the hearts and minds of some of the most influential women of our time Olympia Dukakis, Sister Helen Prejean, Riane Eisler, Zainab Salbi, Margaret Wheatley, Katherine Dunham, Reverend Lauren Artress, Grandmother Twylah Hurd Nitsch, Sri Daya Mata, Rabbi Laura Geller, Le Ly Hayslip, Miriam Polster, Alma Flor Ada, and Gail Williamson. For all these women, their spiritual life nourishes them and serves as a dependable compass for decision making. Written with warmth and wisdom, "In Sweet Company tells their stories, their personal journeys, and relates their thoughts on living a spiritual life.

Contenu

Preface. Introduction.

One: Sister Helen Prejean.

Two: Grandmother Twylah Hurd Nitsch.

Three: Miriam Polster.

Four: Alma Flor Ada.

Five: Reverend Lauren Artress.

Six: Olympia Dukakis.

Seven: Riane Eisler.

Eight: Le Ly Hayslip.

Nine: Zainab Salbi.

Ten: Katherine Dunham.

Eleven: Margaret J. Wheatley.

Twelve: Rabbi Laura Geller.

Thirteen: Gail Williamson.

Fourteen: Sri Daya Mata.

Epilogue.

Acknowledgments.

Permissions.

About the Author.

Index.