Alessandra Harris is a writer, author, wife, and mother of four. She earned degrees in comparative religious studies and Middle East studies. Her fourth book, In the Shadow of Freedom: A Catholic Call for Justice, is forthcoming from Orbis Books in fall 2023.
Book review: Dawn Eden Goldstein's biography of Jesuit Fr. Edward Dowling explores the life of the Jesuit priest who was a spiritual sponsor and dear friend to Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
"The Woman King" may be largely fictional, but it has opened the door to learning more about the church's role in the transatlantic slave trade and its toll on people of African descent.
