Joan D. Chittister is an internationally known writer and lecturer, and the executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality. She is the past president of the Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. She is the author of In the Heart of the Temple, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope, and Wisdom Distilled from the Daily. She lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.
For Joan Chittister, defiance is a form of obedience. And silence in the face of injustice is a sin. -- USA Today Joan Chittister reminds us that we have a religious duty to question any authority, however august, and to overturn the idols of orthodoxy. --Karen Armstrong, author, A History of God and Islam Joan Chittister's spiritual vision for today's world is profound and prophetic. -- Spirituality & Health magazine