Female-spirituality

we should be far more concerned that our theology is loving than if it is logical, pragmatic, or even "correct."

If you’re seeing this, please say a prayer for all those contemplating suicide or fighting for their lives after a suicide attempt. 

okay but the female tummy is the center of the universe and the origin of all life as well as incredibly extremely beautiful. i am just saying. so if you see soft lady tummy and go 'eww' there is undeniably something unwell within you, like something in your brain is busted. i make the rules! sorry!

Resources on the Divine Feminine in Christianity

These resources provide biblical and historical evidence for the divine feminine in Christianity. I will update as I come across more.

I would like to note that I haven’t read the entirety of all of the books or blogs listed, nor do I necessarily agree with all of the books’ contents; this is simply a compilation for your own perusal. 

Articles

Who is Sophia in the Bible?

The Feminine Imagery of God in the Hebrew Bible

Lady Wisdom - A Divine Feminine Entity

El Shaddai: The God With Breasts

El Shaddai and the Gender of God

Is God A Man?

Is God Both Male and Female?

Female Images of God

Lady Wisdom and the Gender Diverse Community of God

Gender Fluid Jesus is For Real

Jesus’s Vagina: A Medieval Meditation

The Enduring Symbolism of Doves

“Biblical Proofs” for the Feminine Face of God in Scripture

Masterpost: List of academic studies regarding the divine feminine in Christian texts and tradition

Blogs/Communities

Deidre Havrelock

Mother God Experiment

Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox

Sophiawakens

Sophia Inclusive Catholic Community

Ecosophian (Christopagan)

Books

Is It Okay to Call God “Mother”? Considering the Feminine Face of God by Paul R Smith

She who is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse by Elizabeth A. Johnson

Womanist Midrash by Wilda C. Gafney

Not Only a Father by Tim Bulkeley

In Memory of Her by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza

God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality by Phyllis Trible

The Divine Feminine by Virginia Ramey Mollenkott

Biblical Affirmations of Woman by Leonard Swidler

Women and the Word by Sandra M. Schneiders

In Search of the Christ-Sophia: An Inclusive Christology for Liberating Christians by Jann Aldredge-Clanton

The Mother of the Lord by Margaret Barker

Our Mother – the Holy Spirit by Marianne Widmalm

Sophia-Maria: A Holistic Vision of Creation By Thomas Schipflinger

She Lives! Sophia Wisdom Works in the World by Jann Aldredge-Clanton

Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom by Caitlin Matthews (Christopagan)

The Woman’s Bible (feminist bible commentary)

Gender and the Nicene Creed by Elizabeth Geitz

God and the Goddesses by Barbara Newman

Wisdom’s Feast: Sophia in Study and Celebration by Susan Cole

Jesus as Mother by Caroline Bynum

Wisdom Has Built Her House: Studies on the Figure of Sophia in the Bible by Silvia Schroer

Embracing the Divine Feminine and The Divine Feminine in Biblical Wisdom Literature by Rabbi Rami Shapiro (a Rabbi exploring Lady Wisdom from both a Jewish and Christian perspective)

Saints/Mystics

Julian of Norwich

Teresa of Avila

Jane Lead

Hildegard of Bingen

Thomas Merton

Jacob Boehme

Hadewijch

Authors

Elizabeth Johnson Jann Aldredge-Clanton Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza Matthew Fox Richard Rohr Joyce Rupp

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In the stable, in the cosmos, on the altars of cathedrals and mud shacks—the spiritual presence of Mary embodies even more than cosmic beneficence and profound unity. In her are merged a poignant array of pathways to the sacred whole. She is the collective soul of many cultures, each seeing in her its deepest roots.

She brings into the present moment from our paleolithic past the unbroken stream of female forms of the Divine. She links the Old World with the New. She is invoked as the patron of seas, springs, and hills. She is called the Queen of Heaven yet dwells in the spiritual sanctuary of every heart attuned to her.

— "Missing Mary," Charlene Spretnak; "Mother of the World" by Nicholas Roerich