Are There Appropriate and Inappropriate Pronouns and Gendered Names for God?

May 20, 2015

From Sarah Moon’s Patheos blog comes a response to fellow blogger Roger Olson’s assertions that there are proper pronouns and gendered names that people should use when referring to God.

Sarah begs to differ.

“When we limit women’s imagery for God to one little, sadly neglected box, we also limit Christian women (not to mention completely ignoring those whose genders are neither male nor female).

“My God has many names, many genders, many pronouns.”

Read her article, “Every Part Of The Trinity Is ‘She Who Is:’ Resisting Roger Olson’s Boxes For God” on Sarah over the Moon.

 

Lē Weaver identifies as a non-binary writer, musician, and feminist spiritual seeker. Their work draws attention to: the ongoing trauma experienced by women and LGBTQIA people in this “Christian” society; Christ/Sophia’s desire that each of us move deeper into our own practice of non-violence; and the desperate need to move away from an androcentric conception of God.

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