The Alchemy of Our Spiritual Leadership: Women Redefining Power
The Alchemy of Our Spiritual Leadership: Women Redefining Power
April 28 – May 1, 2011 Sofitel San Francisco Bay Redwood City, CA This large gathering attracted a community of 170 women from across the U.S. and Canada who came together for inspiration, deep wisdom and potent co-creation. Alchemy Highlights • Inspiring Keynote wisdom from Sister Joan Chittister, Valarie Kaur and Naomi Tutu • Stimulating Leadership Conversations featuring the wisdom and experience of a dozen diverse women leaders • Informative workshops with a focus on building practical skills and new models for collaborative leadership • Many opportunities for circle dialogues and structured conversations • Optional activities such as Open Space Offerings, Morning Meditations, Yoga, Movement, Labyrinth Walks and more • The Alchemy Marketplace which offered books, jewelry, art and music • A Beautiful Meditation and Prayer Room [...]
The Alchemy Project
Movement, Moment, Gathering A Global Alliance to Amplify Women’s Voices: From Networking to Collective Impact What will it be like when the extraordinary power of women’s voices is heard? Join us to explore the possibilities. When leaders of Women of Spirit and Faith gathered in August 2012, we glimpsed a pattern of convergence among the women’s initiatives of several large global interfaith and spiritual organizations. We asked ourselves how we might serve and support this emergence. We saw this time as a critical moment for the emergence of a collaborative intergenerational and international women’s movement with the potential to transform the role of women in faith and interfaith institutions. We felt profound excitement as we envisioned the world’s Spirit-led women collectively catching this rising wave of feminine [...]
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American Library Association Review
Advanced Review – Uncorrected Proof Issue: November 15, 2011 *Download .pdf Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership: Where Grace Meets Power. Schaaf, Kathe (Editor) and Lindahl, Kay (Editor) and Hurty, Kathleen S. (Editor) and Cheen, Guo (Editor) Dec 2011. 250 p. SkyLight Paths, hardcover, $24.99. (9781594733130). 204.082. Blending the interdisciplinary approaches of a Buddhist nun, Certified Listening Professional, teaching fellow at Lutheran Theological Seminary, and cofounder of Gather the Women Global Matrix, the four editors have twined their wisdom with those of the outstanding contributors to this essay collection to create a dynamic conversation about women’s spiritual leadership power. Reconnection with women’s deepest spiritual roots and global reclamation of women’s rightful place as spiritual leaders are two necessary steps examined in four explorations featuring writing from diverse individuals, including author Jean Bolen, a physician, [...]
Meet The Authors
Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership *Download Meet The Authors .pdf Lisa Anderson is the director of Women’s Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary. She holds masters of divinity and masters of philosophy degrees from Union Theological Seminary. Currently she is a Union doctoral candidate in systematic theology. She has taught Black, Feminist, and LGBT theologies, Christian ethics and liturgy, and she has designed and led seminars on the connection between faith and social justice. She is a regular contributor at Feminist.com. Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and internationally known author who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical, and personal wellsprings of experience. She is the author of Goddesses in Everywoman, Crossing to Avalon, The Millionth Circle, Goddesses in Older Women, Crones Don’t Whine, Urgent Message from Mother, and Like a [...]
Book Endorsements and Praise
Endorsements *Download Book Endorsements and Praise .pdf This book is a powerful plunge into the views, values, and extraordinary endeavors by women on the leading edge of spirituality and leadership. — Roshi Joan Halifax, Founding Abbot, Upaya Zen Center Women’s spiritual leadership in circles, tribes, and communities is transforming the world. This compendium of diverse voices showcases its hallmarks: listening and collaboration. Use the provocative, creative suggestions as a practical guide for sharing the insights and extending the reach. — Mary E. Hunt, PhD, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) We all long for inspiration and guidance. With enormous sensitivity, Women, Spirituality, and Transformative Leadership gives us gems that are both joyous and poignant. Prepare to be uplifted and transformed! — Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College Many religious institutions [...]