The Divine Mosaic

by Theresa King

Book Overview

A journey with twenty-four women from many religious traditions who look into the face of God and tell us what they see, experience, and feel the divine in their lives. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936663103
• ISBN13: 9780936663104
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Yes International
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A Real Eye Opner/A Real Mind Opener

I am a Goddess-loving Witch and didn't think that i could relate to women of other religions. But this book really changed my mind. There is stuff in here written by catholic nuns that i could really relate to.I guess what opened my mind and connected the whole book, was that each woman wrote from a feminist perspective. It is incredible the way these women can bring the Divine Feminine into their religious life. To read a nun use the word "goddess" was really healing for me.I bought this book because it had an essay on Kali, and another essay by a favorite writer--Linda Johnsen. I thought I would find the rest of the book boring--but it wasn't. I feel richer having read it.The book contains essays by catholic nuns, jewish rabbis, american zen practicioners, a japanese shinto priest(ess), a dianic witch, a lakota woman, a young muslim, an american hindu, an indian hindu, a chinese taoist doctor, a devotee of the Virgin of Gudalupe, african american feminist, an african american woman raise by a spiritualist/vudoun preistess and then by a babtist mother, a new ager, a quaker and more.It tries to by multi-culural but most of the essays are by white women--which is a little disappointing but you can't have everything. Also christianity and buddhism are over-represented while islam is very under-represented. But the effort at providing a balanced representation is still apreciated.Each writer can be placed in one of two categories, women who did not like the religion the were brought up in and found one that suited them, and those that remained with the religion of their childhood and learned to find meaning in it that spoke to their female perspective.I highly reccomend this book to feminist women of all faiths, and to anyone who wants to understand what women's spirtual lives are like. Table of Contents:'Editors Preface' by Therese King'Feminine Aspects of Divinity' by Erminie Huntress Lantero Ph.D.'The Divne Disturber' by Sr. Kay O'Neil ad Sr. Michelle Meyers'From Nothing to Everything Just As It Is' by Nancy Ann James'The Hem of His Garment' by Marilyn Fullen Collins'God is a Verb' by Rev. Alla Renee Bozarth'God Dances' by Rev. Akiko Kobayashi'Porousness in the Web of Indra' by Judith Ragir'Images of God: Closeness and Power' by Rabbi Sheila Weinberg'This God Is' by Wabun Wind'God is Always Pregnant' by Jeanette Rodriguez Ph.D.'The Dark Devi: An Interview with Shuma Chakravarty' by Kathleen Alexander'Where is God for the Lutheran Girl Who Turned to Zen?' by Rev. Karen Sunna'The Voice of God, The Mother of Life' by Dr. Lily Siou'God is Fie' by Sister Patricia McGowan'A Glimpse of Allah' by Nargis Naqiv'The Goddess in Me' by Antiga'Bubble God the Great vs. God of Earth and Flesh' by Renae Lenore Hanson"God-Awakening' by Rabbi Vicki Hollander'Our Grandfather, The Great Spirit' by Wawokiya Win'The Shadow of the Goddess' by Linda Johnsen'Be Still and Know' by Rev. Teijo Munnich'Goddess Love' by Oyo Fumilayo'Poems about the Divine Feminine' by C