Living in the Lap of the Goddess: The Feminist Spirituality Movement in America
A Choice Outstanding Academic Book for 1994
"Engaging yet scholarly, the book chronicles what Eller calls 'the civil religion' of many contemporary feminists. . . . Eller takes the movement seriously yet writes about it with humor and a light hand."--Utne Reader
". . . the first really clear-eyed, comprehensive look at contemporary feminist spirituality. Calmly, lucidly, and intelligently, she explores such themes as the sociological construction of the movement, its relationship to other religions and psychotherapy, its group rituals and individual spiritual practices, and the 'sacred history' of women's religion."--Parabola
". . . a superb empirical and phenomenological rendering of this diverse and complex religious movement. . . . an essential work for all libraries since no other book parallels this one in its scope, accuracy, vividness, and scholarship."--Choice
"Eller has an amazing breadth of every aspect of her subject."--Library Journal
"Insightful and well researched, Living in the Lap of the Goddess does justice to the vast array of theories and styles that make up spiritual feminism. Eller offers an excellent overview of its key concepts, its complex origins, its internal divisions, who becomes involved and why. Basing her work on interviews, readings and her own experiences, she conveys a vivid sense of the women's individuality, allowing their voices to shine through in all their sincerity and passion."—Women's Review of Books
"An incisive study of what may be the re-emergence of a major world religion."--NAPRA Trade Journal
A Choice Outstanding Academic Book for 1994
"Engaging yet scholarly, the book chronicles what Eller calls 'the civil religion' of many contemporary feminists. . . . Eller takes the movement seriously yet writes about it with humor and a light hand."--Utne Reader
". . . the first really clear-eyed, comprehensive look at contemporary feminist spirituality. Calmly, lucidly, and intelligently, she explores such themes as the sociological construction of the movement, its relationship to other religions and psychotherapy, its group rituals and individual spiritual practices, and the 'sacred history' of women's religion."--Parabola
". . . a superb empirical and phenomenological rendering of this diverse and complex religious movement. . . . an essential work for all libraries since no other book parallels this one in its scope, accuracy, vividness, and scholarship."--Choice
"Eller has an amazing breadth of every aspect of her subject."--Library Journal
"Insightful and well researched, Living in the Lap of the Goddess does justice to the vast array of theories and styles that make up spiritual feminism. Eller offers an excellent overview of its key concepts, its complex origins, its internal divisions, who becomes involved and why. Basing her work on interviews, readings and her own experiences, she conveys a vivid sense of the women's individuality, allowing their voices to shine through in all their sincerity and passion."—Women's Review of Books
"An incisive study of what may be the re-emergence of a major world religion."--NAPRA Trade Journal
