Why Women, Men and Other Living Things Still Need the Goddess: Remembering and Reflecting 35 Years Later

Carol P. Christ reflects on her influential essay ‘Why Women Need the Goddess,’ responding to misinterpretations and arguing that women, men, and other living things still need the symbol of Goddess. As long as ‘Goddess’ and ‘God-She,’ like the word ‘feminist’ are controversial, we still have a long...

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Main Author: Christ, Carol P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2012, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 242-255
Further subjects:B feminist movement
B Goddess
B Feminist Theology
B God
B Ecofeminism
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Summary:Carol P. Christ reflects on her influential essay ‘Why Women Need the Goddess,’ responding to misinterpretations and arguing that women, men, and other living things still need the symbol of Goddess. As long as ‘Goddess’ and ‘God-She,’ like the word ‘feminist’ are controversial, we still have a long way to go before we as a culture can fully accept female power as a beneficent and independent power.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0966735012436897