God beyond gender : feminist Christian God-language
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/catalog2966
- Author
- Ramshaw, Gail, 1947-
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 178 R355 1995
- Author
- Ramshaw, Gail, 1947-
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis MN
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- viii, 144 p. ; 21.5 x 13.6 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Gail Ramshaw".
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139) and index.
- "Combining doxological, Christian, and feminist concerns, Gail Ramshaw [a Lutheran laywoman] examines each of the primary types of Christian language about God and in the process, evaluates gender issues and proposes helpful guidelines and solutions. Many questions are involved in this issue. Can masculine pronouns for God be retained on the basis of biblical usage ? Can Trinitarian language be gender-inclusive ? What should be the Christian understanding of the divine name of God (YHWH) in the Old Testament ? What are the possibilities and what are the hazards of using human images ('judge', 'shepherd', 'father', 'mother', 'Sophia') for God ? Is all human language -- and possibly all human thought -- necessarily metaphorical ?" -- back cover.
- Contents: Preface -- Feminist Christian God-Language as Doxological -- God as a Common Noun -- Pronouns and the Christian God -- Identifying the Biblical God -- The Enigmatic Name of God -- The Myth of the Crown -- The Language of Trinitarian Doctrine -- Anthropomorphic Metaphors for God -- Objectifying Metaphors for God -- Verbs for a Lively God -- Continual and Faithful Reformation -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Subjects
- Sexism in liturgical language
- Sexism in liturgical language - Lutheran Church
- God - Name
- Feminist theology
- Feminist theology - Lutheran Church
- Inclusive language
- Inclusive language - Lutheran Church
- ISBN
- 0-8006-2774-1 (alk. paper)
- Call Number
- BV 178 R355 1995
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)