| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 119 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-116) and index. |
| Contents |
Naming the Holy One -- Two Images -- Issues and Questions -- Naming the Holy One and Holy Scripture -- "To Whom Then Will You Compare Me?" -- Exile and Crisis -- Speaking of God -- "Your Ways Are Not My Ways" -- Names and the Gender of God -- Elohim -- El Shaddai -- The Unpronounceable Name -- The Holy One of Israel -- To Whom Does Scripture Compare God? -- Speaking of People--Speaking of God -- Is God a Man of War? -- God as Male Authority: King and Lord -- God as Teacher -- God as Kinsman: Father -- God as Rock -- God as Maker and Mender -- God--Maker and Mother -- A Woman in Childbirth -- A Child's Protest -- A Mother's Responsibility -- Can a Child Forget? -- A Mother's Protest -- A Mother Comforts -- God--Eagle and Spirit -- As an Eagle ... as a Hen -- The Presence of God in the Spirit -- She Who Gives Life -- She Who Empowers -- She Who Educates -- The Paths of Wisdom -- Who Is Sophia? -- What Is Wisdom? -- Who Is Woman Wisdom? -- Is Woman Wisdom God? -- Woman Wisdom and Women -- "I Will Be Who I Will Be" -- A Conversation in the Desert -- The Impossible Name -- Promise of Presence -- The God of the Future. |
| Subject |
Femininity of God.
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God (Christianity) -- Motherhood.
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Title |
God |
| ISBN |
0664255698 alkaline paper |
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9780664255695 alkaline paper |
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