Women and the Gender of God
A robust theological argument against the assumption that God is male. God values women. While many Christians would readily affirm this truth, the widely held
October 4, 2022
Topic: Feminine Language for God
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The Father and the Feminine: Assessing the Grammar of Gender-Inclusive God Language
John Piper, one of the most committedly patriarchal theologians writing today, insisted at a conference in 2012 that Christianity is a “masculine” religion: God is
August 9, 2022
The Motherly Compassion of God
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: “The Lord—the Lord is
July 13, 2022
Elizabeth Johnson’s God-Talk Thirty Years Later: A Critique
Elizabeth Johnson embarked on bringing feminine language into God-talk through her book She Who Is thirty years ago. As she explained, though theologically all agree
June 10, 2022
Why Some Soul Wounds Require Understanding the Mother Heart of God
Addressing a group of Christian college students, the speaker joked, “Even though God is male, he can totally multi-task.” I cringed, hardly believing what I’d
May 11, 2022
God’s Attributes in Mothers
When I was a graduate student navigating a new culture, distanced from family and friends, I found comfort at a local rose garden. Sniffing the
March 5, 2022
An Ethic of Sacredness and Justice: Recovering the Imago Dei of Mothers
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2021 Writing Contest Top 15 Winner! In speaking these words to Adam and Eve in Genesis 1, God commissions
March 5, 2022
My Body, Broken for You: Motherhood, Jesus, and Julian of Norwich
My third daughter came quickly. Not many hours ago I had been at the zoo with my older girls, and suddenly here I was with
March 5, 2022
Rainflies, Canoes, and God as Our Mum
I was a new, young missionary in the middle of my field orientation course. We had hiked out to a remote Papua New Guinean village
September 5, 2021
Also a Mother: Asian Feminist Theology Promotes God Also as Mother
Imagine waiting to be born inside a small, warm, and dark home. You feel safe and protected, and every need is provided. You are aware
February 5, 2021