Stirring Waters

For years, religious leaders and communities around the world have turned to the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) for feminist liturgies for justice. Now””in celebration of the organization's thirty-fifth anniversary””Stirring Waters gathers fifty-two of these beautiful liturgies, ready-made to help your community venerate powerful women of faith, develop a richer and deeper spirituality, and take real action for justice.

Use the liturgies in this book as a resource to nourish the souls and focus the passions of the people you serve. Help them reflect on great women like the prophetess Miriam and Julian of Norwich, provoke and disturb them on occasions like Earth Day and World Water Day, energize them on International Women's Day and Black History Month, and rejuvenate drooping spirits with liturgies of healing and gratitude. Never again will you scramble or struggle to provide community prayer that is worthwhile, nourishing, and even electrifying.

Diann L. Neu is cofounder and codirector of WATER, the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual, in Silver Spring, Maryland. A feminist liturgist and licensed psychotherapist, Diann lectures, teaches, and conducts workshops throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe, and has published numerous articles on feminist approaches to liturgy, spirituality, and therapy as well as books of rituals.

Diann holds a Doctor of Ministry in International Feminist Theology from the San Francisco Theological Seminary; Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley; and Master of Clinical Social Work from The Catholic University of America. She is the author of many works, including Peace Liturgies; Women-Church Sourcebook; Women of Fire: A Pentecost Event; Gathered at Sophia's Table: A Feminist Peace Seder; and more.