by David | Jul 28, 2013 | From a Book
Here’s another quote from “A God Who Looks Like Me” by Patricia Lynn Reilly. See the previous post for the first one. The following insights inform our woman-affirming spirituality: We have come to believe that the ultimate truth, wisdom, and mystery...
by David | Jul 22, 2013 | From a Book
I realize that I’m on dangerous ground when I call into question the exclusively male language and imagery for the divine that permeate our religious and cultural life. For many the male God of traditional religion has been a rich and meaningful concept. And the...
by David | Jun 5, 2013 | From Other Blogs, Guest Post
More and more I find myself responding, “I am not a guy,” to waiters in restaurants, to educated people at conferences, and even to people in progressive churches who refer to groups of women and men as “you guys.” Sometimes these are groups of all women, and still...
by David | May 29, 2013 | From a Book
Book by Elizabeth A. Johnson While officially it is rightly and consistently said that God is spirit and so beyond identification with either male or female sex, yet the daily language of preaching, worship, catechesis, and instruction conveys a different message: God...
by David | May 19, 2013 | Guest Post
A guest post by Marg Herder Many years ago, I didn’t think about it. The words for God were male, exclusively. That’s how I was raised. That’s all I knew. I was probably 30 years old before I first heard someone call God “She.” And it...
