Carter Heyward

Author of Touching Our Strength: The Erotic as Power and the Love of God

About the Author

Carter Heyward is a pioneering feminist theologian. She is the author of eleven other books and had a distinguished teaching career for more than three decades at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was one of eleven women who paved the way for the recognition of women as show more priests in the Episcopal Church, which occurred in 1976. Janine Lehane is a poet, artist, horsewoman, and editor from Brisbane, Australia. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 2006. show less

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Works by Carter Heyward

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Touching Our Strength: The Erotic as Power and the Love of God (1989) 158 copies, 1 review

Saving Jesus From Those Who Are Right (1999) 129 copies, 1 review

Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality, and Liberation (1984) 106 copies, 1 review

When Boundaries Betray Us: Beyond Illusions of What Is Ethical in Therapy and Life (1993) 86 copies

Speaking of Christ: A Lesbian Feminist Voice (1989) 67 copies

The Redemption of God: A Theology of Mutal Relation (1980) 66 copies

Staying Power: Reflections on Gender, Justice, and Compassion (1995) 44 copies

A Priest Forever: One Woman's Controversial Ordination in the Episcopal Church (1976) 41 copies, 1 review

God in the Balance: Christian Spirituality in Times of Terror (2002) 30 copies

Keep Your Courage: A Radical Christian Feminist Speaks (2010) 21 copies

The Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism: A Call to Action (Religion in the Modern World) (2022) 17 copies, 1 review

The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Writings of Suzanne Hiatt (2014) 9 copies

Flying Changes: Horses As Spiritual Teachers (2005) 7 copies

She Flies On: A White Southern Christian Debutante Wakes Up (2017) 4 copies

The Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism (Religion in the Modern World) (2023) 2 copies

The Erotic as Power and the Love of God {article} 1 copy, 1 review

Sexuality, Spirituality and Power: Some critical issues for healing and liberation; audiocassette 1 copy

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Associated Works

Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality (2000) — Contributor — 403 copies, 2 reviews

Weaving the Visions: New Patterns in Feminist Spirituality (1989) — Contributor — 387 copies, 2 reviews

Wise Women: Over Two Thousand Years of Spiritual Writing by Women (1996) — Contributor — 228 copies, 1 review

Gays and the Future of Anglicanism: Responses to the Windsor Report (2005) — Contributor — 44 copies

Christian Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender (1996) — Contributor — 42 copies

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Birthdate: 1945-08-22
Gender: female
Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Columbia University/Union Theological Seminary
Occupations: priest
Theological professor
Nationality: USA
Map Location: USA

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6 reviews

PendleHillLibrary 3,256 reviews

Touching our strength : the erotic as power and the love of God by Carter Heyward

This book makes clear why religion and sex are so closely connected and why both are healthy only when infused by the love of justice.

Nov 28, 2023

Aldon.Hynes 72 reviews

A priest forever by Carter Heyward

This has been a formative book for me recently. It has helped shape how I understand who I am. I strongly recommend it for anyone going through a discernment process related to ministry. It is also really important for those interested in the history of the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church in the Unite States.

Sep 14, 2021

aulsmith 2,871 reviews

The Erotic as Power and the Love of God {article} by Carter Heyward

Very interesting article on how the split between our ideas of justice and our ideas of the erotic are causing some of the problems of patriarchal society and some suggestions for changing things from within the Christian worldview.

Oct 30, 2012 (Edited)

PendleHillLibrary 3,256 reviews

Saving Jesus from those who are right : rethinking what it means to be Christian by Carter Heyward

The author sees Jesus as our brother, infused with a sacred power and passion for embodying right (mutual) relation, and ourselves with him in this commitment. She goes on to explore how we might live this way.

Jul 27, 2023

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