This first anthology of religious poetry by women reveals the many aspects of their spiritual life in all cultures and throughout the centuries--including poems

"Hirshfield's current collection brings together . . . an astonishing array of women writers from the 22nd century BC poet Enheduanna to Nelly Sachs and Anna Ak

'A profoundly valuable collection, full of fresh perspective, and opening doors into all kinds of material that has been routinely neglected or patronized' Rowa

"In this book Sister Boyle leads the reader to unravel the threads of science and follow them to the skein of spiritual insight and contemplative wonder."--BOOK

Val Webb describes in this book how humans have engaged the Divine across religions and centuries, through rituals, art, sacred places, language and song. Drawi