Radical Wisdom: A Feminist Mystical Theology

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 262 pages
• Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers May 31, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0800636988
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0800636982
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 14.4 ounces

Product Description
Lanzetta illuminates the transformative potential of the classical tradition of women mystics, especially in light of contemporary violence against women around the world.

Focusing on the contemplative process as women’s journey from oppression to liberation, Lanzetta draws especially on the mysticism of Julian of Norwich and Teresa of Avila. She lays out the contemplative techniques used by mystics to achieve their highest spiritual potential and also investigates how unjust social and political conditions afflict women’s souls.

Lanzetta identifies a specific historical female mystical path (the via feminina) and draws contemporary conclusions for how women might understand their bodies, their rights, and their ethics.

About The Author
Beverly J. Lanzetta is founder and president of Interfaith Theological Seminary in Tucson. Among her publications are The Other Side of Nothingness: Toward a Theology of Radical Openness (2001) and Path of the Heart (1986).

Reader Reviews
Radical Wisdom by Dr. Beverly Lanzetta is a rare and articulate revelation of the distinct spiritual journey traveled by a woman or man who feels drawn to the subtler, embodied trek toward the Divine. Intellectually and emotionally accountable, the work puts words to aspects of the mystical spritual journey seldom discussed. It particularlly addresses a woman's experience of the world, of herself, of her own body, and of the Divine Mystery that most works have only pointed toward. A functional blend of historical perspective and mystical apprehension, Lanzetta offers a humble and pristine glimpse that will serve to legitimize and elevate a woman's life as a distinct path to the holy Mystery. This work positions itself in the current-day struggles of all vulnerable beings, whether female, male, child, or nature, and finds voice and power in the movement of everyday lives. Radical Wisdom is a ground-breaking, much needed work.