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At the Root of This Longing: Reconciling a Spiritual Hunger and a Feminist Thirst

In this brilliant exploration of the apparent conflicts and tensions between feminism and contemplative spirituality, Carol Lee Flinders uncovers how a life of meaning, self-knowledge, and freedom depends on both.

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medium · 384 pages

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