Women Choosing Silence - Relationality and Transformation in Spiritual Practice

This book investigates chosen practices of silence in the lives of a cohort of Christian women today, evidencing its potential for enabling profound relationality and empowerment within their spiritual journeys.

List of contents

1 Beginnings in Silence 2 Silent Threads: Explorations of Silence from Interdisciplinary Perspectives 3 Learning to Hear: Developing Methods for Listening to Women's Experiences of Silence 4 Mapping Silence 5 Silence and Relationality with God 6 Silence and Relationality with Self 7 Silence and Relationality with Others 8 Silence in Transformation

About the author

Alison Woolley completed her PhD at The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education through The University of Birmingham, UK. She combines her role as Director of Seeds of Silence, offering training, workshops and advice in both developing and supporting people's spiritual discipline of silence with her work as a spiritual accompanist and music therapist.

Summary

This book investigates chosen practices of silence in the lives of a cohort of Christian women today, evidencing its potential for enabling profound relationality and empowerment within their spiritual journeys.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Woolley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367732011
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73201-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, RELIGION / Faith, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, History of Religion, Gender studies: women, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Gender studies: women and girls