The words were unexpected, but so incisively true. So much of prayer is like that - an encounter with a truth that has sunk to the bottom of the heart, that wants to be found, wants to be spoken, wants to be elevated into the realm of sacredness.

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter (Harper SanFrancisco 1996) introduced themes from feminist theology. Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States best known for her novel The Secret Life of Bees. She got her start in writing when a personal essay Sue Monk Kidd wrote for a writing class was publiSue Monk Kiddd in Guideposts and reprinted in Reader's Digest.

Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States best known for her novel The Secret Life of Bees.