Joan Chittister is a Benedictine nun who is executive director of Benetvision:  A Resource and Research Center for Contemporary Spirituality in Erie, Pennsylvania.  This book is the culmination of a lifetime of inquiry and study, as a woman and as a social scientist, pursuing the question, “What is feminist spirituality and what does it mean to both women and men?”  In answering the question she describes having a “heart of flesh” in a world that glamorizes violence and legitimates domination.  She unmasks the effects of sexism on both men and women and invites them to a fuller appreciation of the Spirit’s presence in human life, history, world and church.

The book comes recommended by and to men and women alike.  The book is published by both Eerdmans and Novalis.