Critical Praise

"An excellent study of women’s personal experiences across various faiths…. Will appeal to readers with an interest in women’s spirituality, feminist spirituality, ecofeminism…. A good choice for reading groups."

    — Library Journal

"Reflect[s] a shift in consciousness regarding the Divine, one that is shaped by a deep and personal relationship with the Sacred within us and all around us, a knowing that is beyond images and names, a unifying energy that weaves into one all life on our planet. Shows how this Spirit-driven force within feminist spirituality continues to add to the universe story a multifaith, multicultural dimension steeped in wisdom and compassion and oriented toward planetary justice and peace. May these sacred stories give rise to many more."

    — Miriam Therese Winter, professor, Hartford Seminary; author,   PARADOXOLOGY: Spirituality in a Quantum Universe

"Amazing ... restores balance to our human understanding of the Divine [and] brings readers face to face with a Divinity who empowers and accompanies women of many religious traditions and blended faiths. A must read!"

    — Joan Borysenko, PhD, author, A WOMAN’S JOURNEY TO GOD

"Heartful, multifaceted ... generous and inspiring. As a Buddhist practitioner, I generally don’t use theistic language to describe deepest connections of love or clarity, so I found many of the perspectives in BIRTHING GOD to be especially interesting and thought provoking."

    — Sharon Salzberg, author, REAL HAPPINESS: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program; co-founder, The Insight Meditation Society

"At last, a vibrant investigation into the lived spirituality of God-intoxicated women! Lana Dalberg’s BIRTHING GOD is more than a series of snapshots into the lives and thoughts of deeply spiritual women; it is a glimpse into the living Divine as She makes Herself known to us through these amazing seekers. The result is a spirituality of radical openness that offers a much-needed alternative to the closed-hearted and narrow-minded spirituality that dominates so much of contemporary religion."

    — Rabbi Rami Shapiro, translator/annotator, THE DIVINE FEMININE IN BIBLICAL WISDOM LITERATURE: Selections Annotated & Explained

"[A] valuable resource [and] a real eye-opener.... Many insights into how this translates into traditional worship services. It is also a journey of self-discovery with the help of questions for reflection and a marvelous collection of meditations and visualizations."

    — Kay Lindahl, co-founder, Women of Spirit and Faith; co-editor, WOMEN,  SPIRITUALITY AND TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP: Where Grace Meets Power

"Offers a kaleidoscope of opportunities to invite in the Divine Feminine in myriad forms ... it can’t help but expand our ways of thinking how we can experience the Divine. Helps all women realize we belong to God/dess."

    — Carolyn Bohler, PhD, author, GOD THE WHAT? What Our Metaphors for God Reveal about Our Beliefs in God and GOD IS LIKE A MOTHER HEN AND MUCH MUCH MORE …

"Challenge[s] us to understand divinity and spirituality beyond traditional ideas of gender and dogma. Offers reflection, inspiration and even practical guidance for anyone seeking to experience her faith more deeply."

    — Lisa Catherine Harper, author, A DOUBLE LIFE: Discovering Motherhood

"As women’s stories are told, the depths of women’s souls begin to be known. Speaking of the presence of Goddess and God in their lives, women transform religions."

    — Carol P. Christ, author, REBIRTH OF THE GODDESS and SHE WHO CHANGES

"Would you like to meet forty women who are confident that in union with the Divine Feminine, they are going to give birth to vibrant new justice in this tired old world? Then treat yourself to this book—it will leave your heart brimming with life and love."

    — Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, PhD, author, SENSUOUS SPIRITUALITY: Out from Fundamentalism and other books

"How diverse is your Spirit, Holy One, as these women testify. How many and varied are your Paths. Readers, explore these stories to clarify your own Way."

    — Mary E. Hunt, co-director, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER); co-editor, NEW FEMINIST CHRISTIANITY: Many Voices, Many Views

"Crosses boundaries to unite human and Divine.... Both draws on and departs from religious traditions ranging from Islam to Lutheranism, Catholicism to Zen Buddhism, simultaneously diving deeper into and transcending the limitations of that which we think we already know about the Divine."

    — Caryn D. Riswold, PhD, associate professor of religion and chair of gender and women’s studies, Illinois College

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