Women Choosing Silence

Taylor & Francis

Women Choosing SilenceRelationality and Transformation in Spiritual Practice\nAuthor(s): Alison Woolley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138574601, 978-1138574601\nSynopsis\nSilence is long-established as a spiritual discipline amongst people of faith. However, its examination tends to focus on depictions within texts emerging from religious life and the development of its practices. Latterly, feminist theologians have also highlighted the silencing of women within Christian history. Consequently, silence is often portrayed as a solitary discipline based in norms of male monastic experience or a tool of womens subjugation. In contrast, this book investigates chosen practices of silence in the lives of Christian women today, evidencing its potential for enabling profound relationality and empowerment within their spiritual journeys.\n\nOpening with an exploration of Christianitys reclamation of practices of silenc.