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Joan Chittister

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Bio

Joan Chittister, OSB, is an internationally known writer and lecturer and the executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality in Erie, Pennsylvania. A Benedictine Sister of Erie, she served as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and of the Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses, and was prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie for twelve years. Sister Joan received her doctorate from Pennsylvania State University in speech communications theory. She has authored sixty books and received numerous awards for her work on behalf of peace, justice, and women in church and in society.

Joan Chittister Books

Called to Community book cover

Called to Community

Eberhard Arnold
An Evolving God, An Evolving People, An Evolving World book cover

An Evolving God, An Evolving People, An Evolving World

Joan Chittister
The Monastic Heart book cover

The Monastic Heart

Joan Chittister
Dear Joan Chittister book cover

Dear Joan Chittister

Joan Chittister
The Time Is Now book cover

The Time Is Now

Joan Chittister
We Are All One book cover

We Are All One

Joan Chittister
How to Live book cover

How to Live

Judith Valente
Radical Spirit book cover

Radical Spirit

Joan Chittister
Two Dogs and a Parrot book cover

Two Dogs and a Parrot

Joan Chittister
Between the Dark and the Daylight book cover

Between the Dark and the Daylight

Joan Chittister
Our Holy Yearnings book cover

Our Holy Yearnings

Joan Chittister
The Shriver Report book cover

The Shriver Report

Maria Shriver
The Gift of Years book cover

The Gift of Years

Joan Chittister
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily book cover

Wisdom Distilled from the Daily

Joan Chittister
The Friendship of Women book cover

The Friendship of Women

Joan Chittister
The Heartbeat of God book cover

The Heartbeat of God

Katharine Jefferts Schori
The Tent of Abraham book cover

The Tent of Abraham

Arthur Waskow
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