{"title":"Laura Swan","description":"Laura Swan has for many years studied and written about the history of women's spirituality and the monastic life. She is the associate editor of Magistra: A Journal of Women's Spirituality in History and adjunct professor of religious studies at Saint Martin's University in Washington State. A member and former prioress of St. Placid Priory, a community of Benedictine women in the Pacific Northwest, her books include The Forgotten Desert Mothers and Engaging Benedict.","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/laura-swan.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}