L'Esprit Saint et la féminité
In what measure can womanhood be attributed to God? The feminist movement has drawn the attention to the problem. Several authors, both in catholic and orthodox theology, have recognized womanly features in the Holy Spirit and have determined in this fashion the personhood of the Spirit. For a solut...
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Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
1995
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Gregorianum
Year: 1995, Volume: 76, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-29 |
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| Summary: | In what measure can womanhood be attributed to God? The feminist movement has drawn the attention to the problem. Several authors, both in catholic and orthodox theology, have recognized womanly features in the Holy Spirit and have determined in this fashion the personhood of the Spirit. For a solution of the problem, it matters before all else to abide by the principle of God's transcendence in relation to sexual differences. The Father cannot be understood as a male personality; he includes in himself the perfections which among humans belong and find expression in both faterhood and motherhood. The Son has a male character in his human nature, but his divine personhood is beyond this specification. As for the Holy Spirit, he is characterised by the same transcendence: some aspects of his action suggest motherhood while others evoke rather manhood. More precisely, one must avoid to attribute to him the motherhood that belongs properly to Mary, the Mother of Christ and of the Church. |
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