Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has never meant that God is male?
Subversive language, however, must be constantly reinvented, because it is continually being co-opted by the powerful. - Carol P. Christ
Subversive language, however, must be constantly reinvented, because it is continually being co-opted by the powerful.
- Carol P. Christ
The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independ… - Carol P. Christ
The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independ…
Watching birds has become part of my daily meditation affirming my connection to the earth body. - Carol P. Christ
Watching birds has become part of my daily meditation affirming my connection to the earth body.
The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and… - Carol P. Christ
The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and…
The women's movement will present a growing threat to patriarchal religion less by attacking it than by simply leaving it behind. - Carol P. Christ
The women's movement will present a growing threat to patriarchal religion less by attacking it than by simply leaving it behind.
The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before. - Carol P. Christ
The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before.
Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers. - Carol P. Christ
Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers.
Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before. - Carol P. Christ
Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before.
If we do not mean that God is male when we use masculine pronouns and imagery, then why should there be any objections to using female imagery and pr… - Carol P. Christ
If we do not mean that God is male when we use masculine pronouns and imagery, then why should there be any objections to using female imagery and pr…
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