It wasn't until my final year in university that I discovered Feminist Theology. I have to admit that I didn't always agree with the women that I was reading, but that didn't matter. They gave language to my experience as a Christian woman. Under their tutelage I began my vocational path to become a theologian. I didn't need to wait for a man or any patriarchal authority to validate how and where my giftings should be used. It was the Spirit of God that lead me to my vocational path and to the finding of my voice.
Ange Espiegle Arcabas |
These women discuss God through the lens of feminine experience. They wonder and question how human context shapes Christian doctrine, because those who control our language and questions about God have a lot of power over the body of Christ. As Wittgenstein argued, "the limits of my language mean the limits of my world. All I know is what I have words for" (Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1922, 5.6). Feminist theologians question our language and wonder about the false limitations that have been placed upon the feminine imagination. There is an open wonder about the redemptive and reconciling possibilities for women, without the subjugation of roles or power or language. That sounds a lot like Jesus to me.
This group is for those who are curious, who want to be challenged, who want to explore the context of feminine language and questions, and, most of all, want to encounter God. This encounter is the goal of all theology.
Viva la difference!! Hear what the Spirit is saying to God's people!
Here are a few videos:
Elizabeth Johnson:
Janet Soskice:
For Fun:
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