Books by Joan Chittister and Complete Book Reviews
Joan Chittister, Author . BlueBridge $14.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-9742405-1-0
Chittister, a Benedictine nun from the vanguard of the Catholic reform movement, imparts her hopes and dreams of a better life for all in this collection of previously presented and published lectures and essays. Holding forth under such headings as
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Joan Chittister, Author Crossroad Publishing Company $15.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-8245-1581-2
Chittister (The Seasons of Life), known as ""Sister Joan"" to her readers and admirers, is the executive director of Benetvision: A Resource Center for Contemporary Spirituality. Here, she chooses to introduce each month's meditations with a verse...
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Joan Chittister, Author BlueBridge $19.95 (222p) ISBN 978-1-933346-10-6
Well-known in Catholic circles for her willingness to take on anybody-even the pope-in defense of women's rights, Chittister, now in her 70s, examines how it feels ""to be facing that time of life for which there is no career plan."" Clearly,...
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Joan Chittister. Image, $20 (176p) ISBN 978-0-8041-4094-2
One of the most well-known and trusted contemporary spiritual authors has tackled a significant topic that will speak to seekers of all faiths. Benedictine nun Chittister (The Gift of Years) posits that contradictions, paradoxes, and ambiguities all
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Joan Chittister, Author, Rowan Williams, Author . Liturgical $16.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-8146-3022-8
The prolific Benedictine nun Chittister (The Liturgical Year
) joins the erudite archbishop of Canterbury in a series of reflections on finding the hidden face of God in a variety of circumstances and offering praise. “Alleluia” is a...
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Joan Chittister, Author, Murshid Saadi Shakur Chishti, Author, Arthur Waskow, Author . Beacon $24.95 (218p) ISBN 978-0-8070-7728-3
The three coauthors, representing the three major Western faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), explain each religion's basis for a monotheistic multifaith movement by delving into ancient stories. Waskow, a rabbi, offers intellectual...
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Joan Chittister. Convergent, $22 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-0-451-49517-4
Chittister (Between the Dark and the Daylight), an American Benedictine nun and a prolific spiritual and political writer, is an ardent evangelist for Benedict of Nursia, a 6th-century Italian hermit who’s known as the “father of Western monasticism.
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Joan Chittister. Convergent, $18 (144p) ISBN 978-1-9848-2341-0
Benedictine nun and activist Chittister (The Gift of Years) offers a pulpit-thumping call to assume a stance and voice of prophetic spirituality to resist oppression and injustice. The idea is as old as the Hebrew Bible, Chittister writes, with its...
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