The Passion of Mary Magdalen by Elizabeth Cunningham

She comes from nine generations of Episcopal priests.

Elizabeth Cunningham is the author of the novels The Return of the Goddess and The Wild Mother. By turns feisty and funny, outrageous and tender, this Celtic Mary Magdalen challenges all stereotypes, both old and new age, and brings us to a transforming encounter with the divine feminine made flesh. When she wins her freedom and finds her lost lover, a stormy life begins for both as we follow the Passion story through the eyes of Jesus' partner - disciple to no man. Captured and sold to a Roman Madam, Maeve is sustained by a fierce sense of identity, compassion for her sister whores, and her unquenchable love. In her stubborn, enchanting voice, she recounts her perilous quest for the young man, Esus, whose life she once saved from druid sacrifice. Born on a Celtic isle to eight warrior-witch mothers, Maeve is raised to be as brave as any hero. She balances writing with a counseling practice.For the millions of listeners fascinated by Dan Brown's revelations about Mary Magdalen in The Da Vinci Code, here, at last, is their chance to meet the Gospel's most provocative woman face to face - on her own terms. Though she managed to avoid becoming an Episcopal priest, she was ordained as an interfaith minister of spiritual counsel in the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth Cunningham is the author of the novels 'The Return of the Goddess' and 'The Wild Mother.' She comes from nine generations of Episcopal priests. By turns feisty and funny, outrageous and tender, this Celtic Mary Magdalen challenges all stereotypes, both old and New Age, and brings us to transforming encounter with the divine feminine made flesh. When she wins her freedom and finds her lost lover, a stormy life begins for both as we follow the Passion story through the eyes of Jesus's partner-disciple to no man. For the millions of readers fascinated by Dan Brown's revelations about Mary Magdalen in 'The Da Vinci Code,' here, at last, is their chance to meet the Gospel's most provocative woman face to face-on her own terms.

The Passion of Mary Magdalen by Elizabeth Cunningham