The Feminist Theologies group is having its first monthly gathering for this year on September 18, 2025 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm either in-person at the Monastery of St. Scholastica or by Zoom.

This year, we will be discussing the book The Mystics Would Like a Word by Shannon K. Evans. A little bit about this book:

Is there a Christian spirituality that embraces the entire reality of womanhood?

The answer, Shannon K. Evans suggests, is an emphatic yes. There is a spirituality that meets us in every part of our lives, developed by the women who came before us. Six mystics—Teresa of Ávila, Margery Kempe, Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, and Thérèse of Lisieux—revealed a faith big enough to hold the experiences of women, the yearning for autonomy, and the challenges of motherhood and identity, as well as life with male authority and—sometimes—violence. These six women, self-determining, stubborn, and unapologetically themselves, asked questions in their time that are startlingly prescient today, and fought for women’s experiences to be heard, understood, respected, and recognized as holy.

In The Mystics Would Like a Word, readers will discover the story of Christian faith and spirituality as told by these extraordinary and wise women, one that speaks directly to today’s unique experiences, and leads to wholeness, healing, and spiritual vitality.