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Podcast: AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Episode: Why We Need More Feminist Prayers with Shannon K. Evans
Description: What makes a prayer “feminist?”
Shannon Evans — author, retreat facilitator, and the spirituality and culture editor at National Catholic Reporter — is back on the pod today to reflect on exactly that question. She has a great new book out, a compilation of prayers, called “Feminist Prayers for My Daughter: Powerful Petitions for Every Stage of Her Life.”
And let me assure you, this book is for everyone. Not only does it provide spiritual accompaniment, but also demands that we ask questions like:
What would the Psalms have sounded like if they’d been written by women? What life experiences do we need to bet...