This book presents a very real look at what it means to have a feminist spirituality - a "heart of flesh" - in a world that glamorizes violence and legitimates domination. Best-selling author Joan Chittister unmasks the effects of sexism on both men and women and describes a spirituality that makes healthier, happier human beings of us all.

According to Chittister, the patriarchal culture that has shaped our world has also now brought us to the edge of destruction with its dualisms, hierarchies, and inequality. Chittister's Heart of Flesh outlines the historical realities that have produced this situa-tion, examines how patriarchal culture and spirituality maintain their hold on us, and argues for a feminist worldview that, in recognizing the full humanity of women, leads all of us to new, better ways of being and relating.