Beliefs And Values That Have Held Sway

Because Religion Has Such A Compelling Hold On The Deep Psyches Of So Many People, Feminists Cannot Afford To Leave It In The Hands Of The Fathers.

At First The Ancient Images Of The Goddess Did Not Interest Me.

Why Does Everyone Cling To The Masculine Imagery And Pronouns Even Though They Are A Mere Linguistic Device That Has Never Meant That God Is Male?

I First Became Interested In Women And Religion When I Was One Of The Few Women Doing Graduate Work In Religious Studies At Yale University In The Late 1960's.

Theologians Frequently Assert That God Has No Body, No Gender, No Race And No Age. Most People State That God Is Neither Male Nor Female. Yet Most People Become Flustered, Upset Or Even Angry When It Is Suggested That The God They Know As Lord And Father Might Also Be God The Mother, Or Goddess.