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Epiphanies with Julian of Norwich (God and Other Mothers, Part Four)

I have spoken before that our knowledge of God is always interrelated with our relationships, that our beliefs about God are always...

"So When Did the Demon of Feminism First Infect Your Mind?" (How I Became an Egalitarian, Part Four)

Things started getting tense. Dr. Webb and one other professor, a woman who had recently been ordained in another denomination, quite...

Not a Modern Invention: The Femininity of God in Church History

Talking about God as feminine or motherly can often be caricatured as a modern invention by people who are offended by the Bible and want...

My Mother in Heaven: Exploring Gendered God Language

Editor's Note: When I, Spencer Boersma, teach theology in class, we go over the meaning of God as "Father" and look at feminine images in...

Feminine Images of God from Church History

Everyone has an image of God in their heads. Close your eyes, say to yourself the word, "God," and let your imagination move. What...

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