Elizabeth Cunningham

Elizabeth Cunningham
Born1953 (age 72–73)
EducationHarvard University
OccupationNovelist
Writing career
GenrePoetry

Elizabeth Cunningham (born 1953) is a feminist visionary novelist and author of The Maeve Chronicles, which includes the books The Passion of Mary Magdalen, Magdalen Rising (a prequel), Bright Dark Madonna and Red-Robed Priestess. Earlier books include The Wild Mother and How To Spin Straw Into Gold.

Biography

A descendant of nine generations of Episcopal priests, Cunningham expressed the desire to reconcile her Christian origins with a sense of the Divine Feminine. She completed her undergraduate work in English at Harvard in 1976. Now an ordained interfaith minister, she is in private practice as a counselor. Cunningham is also director of the Center at High Valley in New York's Hudson Valley.

She is a Fellow Emeritus of Black Earth Institute.

References

  1. ↑ "Elizabeth Cunningham". Feminism and Religion. 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  2. ↑ "Author Search Results". catalog.freelibrary.org. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  3. 1 2 "Elizabeth Cunningham". Black Earth Institute. Retrieved 2025-12-22.