The Mystics Would Like a Word

“In this lively, accessible account of some of my favorite women mystics, Evans shows how their lives can illuminate, uplift, and transform ours.” Mirabai Starr, author of Wild Mercy and Ordinary Mysticism“Evans’s down-to-earth truth-telling nourished my spiritual journey and strengthened my contemplative life. My hunch is that it can nourish your life, too.”-Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, author of Hunger for Hope, former leader of Nuns on the Bus, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient“With humor and humanity, Evans guides us all with the particular wisdom of women, welcoming us into a larger, weirder, and more compelling spirituality than we commonly encounter today.”-K.J. Ramsey, therapist, and author of The Book of Common Courage“Evans reminds us that our modern, twenty-first-century life still holds space for the feminist lessons of the mystics, helping us craft in our own time what our spirituality looks like in this hurting and curious world.”-Kaitlin B. Curtice, award-winning author of Native and Living Resistance“Writing with candor and urgency, Evans reminds us that the church and spiritual life also belong to women-and that liberation for women can’t help but turn into justice for the world.”-Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, author of Dead Man Walking and River of Fire

Shannon K. Evans is the spirituality and culture editor at the National Catholic Reporter. She is the author of Feminist Prayers for My Daughter, Rewilding Motherhood, Luminous, and Embracing Weakness. She and her family make their home in Iowa.