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Join the FutureChurch community for this informal discussion.

FutureChurch welcomes those who have read or are reading The Mystics Would Like a Word by Shannon K. Evans to join with others via Zoom as we discuss the six women presented. After beginning with prayer, attendees will have the opportunity to choose a small group based on the particular mystic they would like to discuss with others. After small groups, we'll come together for a large group conversation to share insights and thoughts from small groups. 

Please note: those who registered for our conversation with author, Shannon Evans, have been preregistered for this discussion. To view a recording of that event, click here.

About the Book:  

Is there a Christian spirituality that embraces the entire reality of womanhood? In her new book, Shannon K. Evans suggests the answer is an emphatic 'yes.' There is a spirituality that meets us in every part of our lives, developed by the women who came before us. Six mystics—Teresa of Ávila, Margery Kempe, Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, and Thérèse of Lisieux—revealed a faith big enough to hold the female experiences of sex and desire, the yearning for bodily autonomy, the challenges of motherhood and identity, as well as life with male authority and—sometimes—violence. These women, self-determining, stubborn, and unapologetically themselves, asked questions in their time that are startlingly prescient today, and fought for women’s experiences to be heard, understood, respected, and recognized as holy.

Shannon K. Evans is the spirituality and culture editor at the National Catholic Reporter and the author of the books Feminist Prayers for My Daughter: Powerful Petitions for Every Stage of Her Life and Rewilding Motherhood: Your Path to an Empowered Feminine Spirituality. 

 

When
February 5th, 2025 from  7:00 PM to  8:15 PM
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