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“We make sense of God as we reflect,
walk, drive, ponder and question the meaning of our lives as Christians.” In this introductory volume to the groundbreaking eight-volume series, Called to Holiness:
Spirituality for Catholic Women, Catholic theologian Elizabeth Dreyer challenges Catholic
women to “do Christian theology”—to make sense of God for themselves while acknowledging
their dignity and harvesting their gifts. She seeks to empower all women in Church and society. She
writes, “Times such as these challenge us to be holy, to be alive in the Spirit, to summon the
energy and make the commitment to help one another grow spiritually.” In this insightful book,
Dreyer helps us to shape what we think about God, justice, love, prayer, family life, the destiny of
humanity and the entire universe.
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Making Sense of God
A Woman's Perspective
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“Dreyer’s book could be subtitled A Guide to Doing Grassroots Theology.
Each adjective, adverb and noun in the definition is explored carefully and gently. Her first (but
not exclusive) audience is women who may need help appreciating the theology of their daily lives.
Dreyer gives them the tools and wisely steps aside.”—Denise Carmody, Jesuit community professor,
religious studies department, Santa Clara University
“Called to Holiness is as democratic in its outreach to ‘all’ women
to see themselves as theologians-in-the-making as it is a cry for a grassroots, practical spirituality
that will change lives and the world for the better. Richly personal, wonderfully informative and beautifully
written, Making Sense of God offers women a transformative journey for both head
and heart, for both theory and practice, one that will surely call a diversity of women in the pews
together for a conversation we’ve long yearned for. Dreyer’s guidance makes the wait worth
it.”—Donna Freitas, author, Sex and the Soul
“At once theologically sophisticated, pastorally astute and poetically written, this book will
appeal to all who seek fresh ways to connect God’s Spirit to daily life.”—Lisa Sowle
Cahill, Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College
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