Some feminist scholars and theologians were deeply engaged in discussions about the feminine face of the divine by the mid-1970s, but little of the conversation reached members in the pews. Thus, it was surprising to discover that the Lutheran Church in America (a predecessor of the ELCA 1) had published a collection of essays in…
Month: November 2015
One of the goals of this page is to consider God in broader metaphors than a good looking, old, white guy. This article discards imagery of Jesus as a Northern European and offers a more historically accurate image. I hope you find it interesting. Blessings, Suzanne Christians believe that Jesus Christ, the son of God,…
It is almost a cliché to discuss the amount of social change in the 1960s and 1970s, yet the topic is relevant to the Images of God Project. The feminist movement that was a central part of changes that reached into every corner of American life, whether one rejected the idea of women’s equality or…