Joan Chittister

Sister Joan D. Chittister, O.S.B. (born 1936)^[1] is a Benedictine nun,^[2] author^[3] and speaker.^[4]

A member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Pennsylvania, where she served as prioress for 12 years, Sister Joan is an author and lecturer. She also writes a web column for the National Catholic Reporter, "From Where I Stand". Chittister holds a master's degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in speech communication theory from Penn State University. She was also a research associate of St. Edmund's College, Cambridge University. She writes and speaks on women in the church and society, human rights, peace and justice, religious life and spirituality. She is co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a UN-sponsored organization creating a worldwide network of women peacemakers. She is the founder of "Benetvision".^[5]

Bibliography

She has authored over 50 books and over 700 articles in numerous journals and magazines including: America, US Catholic, Sojourners, Spirituality (Dublin) and The Tablet (London). She is a regular contributor to NCRonline.org and HuffingtonPost.com and has appeared on "Meet the Press," "NOW with Bill Moyers," and on Oprah Winfrey's "Super Soul Sunday" in March 2015. Her latest book, Between the Dark and the Daylight, was published by Random House in February 2015.

Recent publications

Note: Joan Chittister: Essential Writings a compilation of the best from her books, articles and speeches, was published by Orbis Books in August 2014. (ed. Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB, Mary Hembrow Snyder, PhD)

• Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life, Image Books: Colorado Springs, CO (2015)
• Our Holy Yearnings, Twenty-Third Publications: Mystic, CT (2014)
• A Passion for Life, (New release) Orbis, (2013)
• For Everything a Season, (New release of There is a Season), Orbis, (2013)
• The Way of the Cross, Orbis Books: Maryknoll, NY (2013)
• The Sacred In-Between, Twenty-Third Publications: Mystic, CT (2013)
• Art of Life, Twenty-Third Publications: Mystic, CT (2012)
• Following the Path: the search for passion, purpose and joy, Random House: New York (2012)
• Happiness, Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, MI. (2011), Novalis: Toronto, ON. (2011)
• The Radical Christian Life, Liturgical Press: Collegeville, MN. (2011)
• The Monastery of the Heart, BlueBridge Publishers: New York, NY (2011), Novalis: Toronto, ON. (2011)
• God's Tender Mercy, Twenty-Third Publications: Mystic, CT. (2010), Novalis: Toronto, ON. (2010)
• The Rule of Benedict: a spirituality for the 21st century, Revised edition, Crossroad Publications (2010)
• Uncommon Gratitude, Liturgical Press: Collegeville, MN. (2010)
• The Liturgical Year, Thomas Nelson: Nashville, Tennessee (2009) ISBN 978-0-8499-4607-3
• The Gift of Years, BlueBridge Publishers:New York, NY. (2008), Novalis: Toronto, ON (2008)

References

External links

• Official website
• Monasteries of the Heart
• NOW with Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers talks with Joan Chittister.
• Works by or about Joan Chittister in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• "NPR Interview: Weekend Edition Sunday with Liane Hansen."