{"product_id":"9781450259736","title":"A Longing for Wisdom: One Woman's Conscience and Her Church","description":"Patricia S. Taylor Edmisten was raised and educated with the traditions of the Catholic faith. But in later years, she began to question this faith on which she had relied for most of her life. In \u003ci\u003eA Longing for Wisdom,\u003c\/i\u003e she probes her conscience and presents writings about women, particularly their diminished role in the Catholic Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this collection of poetry, prose, memoir, and essays, Edmisten addresses a range of issues relating to women:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe uniqueness of women's talents, burdens, and sorrow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe failure of the hierarchy of mainstream churches to recognize the contributions of women in the Church's history \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe widely accepted relegation of women to peripheral rather than central roles within churches\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe unexamined unease the hierarchy and some priests exhibit toward sexuality-their own and women's-contributing to injustice within the Church and society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging, thought-provoking, and inspiring self-examination, \u003ci\u003eA Longing for Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e calls for Church reform in an era where conventional wisdom has taken precedence over the wisdom of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154850988272,"sku":"9781450259736","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450259736_p0.jpg?v=1763837490","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450259736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}