When God becomes goddess: the transformation of American religion

When God Becomes Goddess suggests that one way in which Americans may keep the traditional Western idea of God alive - paradoxically - is to embrace the Goddess of feminist theologies under the rubric of "enactment theology," Grigg demonstrates how these cutting edge theologies offer much...

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Auteur principal: Grigg, Richard 1955- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New York Continuum 1995
Dans:Année: 1995
Recensions:The Untraditional Serves Tradition (1996) (Alliaume, Karen Trimble)
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B USA / Doctrine de Dieu / Théologie féministe
Sujets non-standardisés:B Goddess religion
B Christianity 20th century United States
B God (Christianity) History of doctrines 20th century
B Feminist Theology
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Résumé:When God Becomes Goddess suggests that one way in which Americans may keep the traditional Western idea of God alive - paradoxically - is to embrace the Goddess of feminist theologies under the rubric of "enactment theology," Grigg demonstrates how these cutting edge theologies offer much more than critique of patriarchy; indeed, her gender aside, Grigg suggests that the Goddess may create an avenue through which the concept of God might be rescued from the pressing forces of secularization
When God Becomes Goddess suggests that one way in which Americans may keep the traditional Western idea of God alive - paradoxically - is to embrace the Goddess of feminist theologies under the rubric of "enactment theology," Grigg demonstrates how these cutting edge theologies offer much more than critique of patriarchy; indeed, her gender aside, Grigg suggests that the Goddess may create an avenue through which the concept of God might be rescued from the pressing forces of secularization
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-149) and index
ISBN:0826408648