In the Sanctuary of Women

The soft, melodic story of women in scripture unfolds through prayers and reflections crafted by Jan Richardson, a gifted poet, artist, and author. Richardson believes it is essential for women to listen to one another's wisdom and bring the fullness of their lives, with all their wonders and messiness, into their prayer life. Each of the 6 chapters highlights a woman of faith from Jewish or Christian history: Eve, Brigid of Kildare, the desert mothers, Hildegard of Bingen, Harriet Powers (an em