Cynthia Bourgeault, Episcopal priest and hermit, author of Love Is Stronger Than Death, and internationally recognized teacher of contemplative prayer, speaks with WIE's Jessica Roemischer about the ultimate liberation of women—beyond identification with gender itself.

In this pair of interviews, Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, an American-born guru and global humanitarian, and Mirabai Devi, a South African spiritual teacher, author, and healer, speak about the urgent need for women today to awaken to their highest potential.

Helen Fisher, popular author (The First Sex, Why We Love) and media savvy anthropologist, speaks with WIE editor Jessica Roemischer about why women love to sleep with men at the top.

A feminist activist and author interviews her male spiritual teacher about why women's liberation and spiritual liberation have nothing to do with each other.

Carol Flinders, medieval scholar and pioneer at the intersection of feminism and spirituality, speaks with WIE about the women's liberation movement, its individual, cultural, spiritual, and political evolution—yesterday, today, and in the future.

Tenzin Palmo, one of the first Western women to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun, speaks with WIE about the powerful opportunities women have today to realize their fully liberated potential as women.

WIE's Elizabeth Debold speaks with author and scholar Anodea Judith about the history, development and liberated future of women and culture. Her recent book, Waking the Global Heart: Humanity's Rite of Passage from the Love of Power to the Power of Love, charts the history of human development from the ancient past to our present global crisis.

WIE's Elizabeth Debold speaks with Dr. Joyce Kovelman, author, scientist, and spiritual innovator, about the evolutionary imperative in the universe and in the human psyche—as seen through the lens of masculine and feminine archetypes.

Noting the surprising absence of women at the leading edge of cultural change, Debold asks what happened to the revolution that women started in the last half of the 20th century—and calls women to once again aspire to transform the status quo.

There's a lot more to guru sex scandals than innocent victims fallen prey to unscrupulous teachers. Whether they're after wealth, security, social status, or enlightenment, women love men at the top, and they have for four million years.

“I have such passion about what could be done!” A fiery Brooklyn-born guru and AIDS activist speaks out on suffering, detachment, and what it means to truly care.

“Spirituality is the seed, and social action is the fruit born of it,” writes Indian spiritual master and social activist Vimala Thakar in a compelling essay exploring the true meaning of wholeness.

“I don't think about men. I really don't care about them. I'm concerned with women's capacities.” A former Christian theologian and one of the most original and radical feminist thinkers of our time dismisses any attempt to include men in a discussion of gender and spirituality.

A feminist activist and author interviews her male spiritual teacher about why women's liberation and spiritual liberation have nothing to do with each other.

Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo—the first Western woman to be recognized as a reincarnated Tibetan tulku—speaks candidly about gender and enlightenment, her relationship with her students and being a female teacher in a male-dominated tradition.

Could it be that a patriarchal religion actually gives women more strength and confidence than the feminist movement? A discussion with two outspoken contemporary Orthodox Jewish women.

One of the world's foremost Jungian analysts explains why a mysterious feminine figure appearing in the dreams of contemporary men and women may hold the key to our planet's very survival.

“Once made, this love is made forever.” Two of Barry Long's former consorts tell us what it's like to be in relationship with a tantric master.

An interview with a founder of the feminist spirituality movement.

A feminist speaks candidly about women and liberation.

An inquiry into the relationship between love and discrimination.

The late Trappist monk and teacher of centering prayer spoke passionately about realizing our innate divinity, which simultaneously transcends and celebrates gender.