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Chloe and Priscilla are the names of two women who were very active ministers in the infant Christian communities described in the books of Acts and Letters to the Romans. As the church became hierarchical, predominantly male in leadership and increasingly institutional, the various and many gifts of women were eclipsed or marginalized.
Focussing on the relationship of two women, the author examines how a female Christian spirituality could develop---exploring the way men and women experience and interpret reality—which is not to imply one is better than the other or more legitimate than the other, but that in the interest of balance and wholeness we need both contributions. Intuitively she believes a Christian community influenced by female values would be characterized by mutuality rather than hierarchy; openness to the spiritual leadings rather than adherence to prescribed forms.
The piece is not a transcription of an actual conversation, but the distillation of very many conversations over the years. The extracts from scripture and the poems are on each facing page. They can be read either alone as aids to meditation, or with the main body of the text. Or as inner dialogue within the heart of one person or as the human spirit’s developing relationship with God.

This unusual booklet was written in response to the question “I should like to pray but I don't know how". It is written as a imaginary dialogue between Chloe and Priscilla, two active women in early Christianity and interspersed with quotations, mainly psalms. It explores what prayer is and different interpretations as well as counselling and friendship.

This unusual booklet was written in response to the question “I should like to pray but I don't know how". It is written as a imaginary dialogue between Chloe and Priscilla, two active women in early Christianity and interspersed with quotations, mainly psalms. It explores what prayer is and different interpretations as well as counselling and friendship.