Feminist Theology and Meister Eckhart’s Transgendered Metaphor

This essay examines a key theme in the work of the medieval mystical theologian, Meister Eckhart, namely, the Father giving birth to the Son in the soul. It explores this theme in the light of feminist theology, and argues that Eckhart is deliberately applying to God a female act and therefore chara...

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Main Author: Williams, Duane 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 275-290
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
FD Contextual theology
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Meister Eckhart
B Transgender people
B Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
B Apophatic
B Transgender
B Birth
B Feminist Theology
B Metaphor
B ECKHART, Meister, d. 1327
B Virgin Mary
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