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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter : A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Still, the initial idea of telling my story in this book gave me pause. The hardest thing about writing is telling the truth. Maybe it's the hardest thing about being a woman, too. I think of Nisa, the old African woman who was telling her story . . .She said, "I will tell my talk . . . but don't let the people I live with hear what I have to sa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060645885
ISBN-10: 0060645881
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 256
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4.5 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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Wonderful, wonderful book! I loved it! This is autobiographical - Sue Monk Kidd tells her own journey and experiences from being a "good" Christian preacher's wife trapped in a patriarchal religion that no longer suited her to finding a broader definition of religion and spirituality and God that worked for her.
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