To blend the poll with the spiritual is a quality much needed among women if we are to play our role in bringing the world out of the annihilating shadow of a gangrenous patriarchy' - Leonie Caldecott

This unique collection is designed to make visible the variety and depth of women's concerns about spirituality and religion. The editors, Jo Garcia and Sara Maitland, have sought out women who want to proclaim and share both orthodox and unorthodox beliefs and experiences as well as women who question, and indeed oppose, such convictions. They have gathered together writings on myth and religion, feminism and Christianity, love, sexuality, bereavement, women priests, Jewish feminism and much else. The contributors have used a variety of forms: essays, autobiography, polemic, illustrations and cartoons, poetry and fiction. They offer no solutions, no 'right lines', only strong, expressive and exploratory voices. This provocative and moving book on subjects touching many people's lives is the first of its kind to be published in Britain.

Contributors: Anna Briggs, Leonie Caldecott, Gail Chester, Fiona Cooper, Meinrad Craighead, Audrey Dunn, 'Elizabeth', Maureen Gilbert, Aileen La Tourette, Kate McIlhagga, Janet Morley, Julia Mosse, Jo Nesbitt, Maggie Redding, Michele Roberts, Helen Sands, Monica Sjoo, Michelene Wandor, Alison Webster, Angela West, Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Wright