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From “Mother-Father God” by Renita Weems

The following is from Renita Weem’s blog “Something Within: For Thinking Women of Faith.” It was posted back in 2007. Even those of us who consider ourselves enlightened and deep, and do not believe in a literally masculine God, who are quick to say...

The Power of an Unexpected Pronoun

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...

Jewish Feminist Judith Plaskow

I’ll be buying the book from which this quote is excerpted. Wonderful stuff that bears reading two or three times to get the full meaning. If you’re not used to it, this can be difficult to wade through, but it’s worth the effort. Don’t be...

The Song “A Name” by Marg Herder

Think it doesn’t matter that God is referred to almost exclusively as He? Sure, you’re enlightened enough to think of God as a force, or a presence, or as Spirit. But when you need a pronoun, what pronoun do you reach for? It matters. It is huge. Try...