Sallie mcfague and god is mother Flashcards
What does Sallie mcfague try and suggest whole about her argument about god as mother?
She isn’t trying to depict god as a female Persia she is trying to show the characteristics of why god could be regarded to as a female
What is her point about Goethe father?
Iy leads to god being proceeded as Almighty if we use the metaphor as god the mother is acquires god to be part of characteristics
Why god as mother?
If we point god as being some of the basic functions of women like caring and nature we get this image that god is part of the universe and god can never be separated from earth- thus of we harm nature we harm god. This aids stewardship
but women should be represented Bia social construction.
What is pantheism and her view as an ecofeminist?
God is part of the universe- the universe is his womb that is why we acquire him to be a mother
What does mcfague combine?
Christian mysticism and via negative
What are mcfagues aims?
To get rid of outdated metaphors and use ones which are acceptable for today
What are the mathaphor of the world doctrines mcfague used?
the doctrine of creation- mother corresponding to god the father- this agape love god has for the world and we are his creaiton/ his womb
the doctrine of salvation- the son- the saviour. this eros love, the way gods love works in the world- salvation history
the doctrine of eschatology- friends and hpila the way humans interact with the world and why t is important we are stewards in the world. the way humans should act in the world; psalms,
What type of language does mcfague use?
uniquiovcal way of interpreting god
falsification anytime fkew
what is a metaphor that can be said about heaven?
“heaven is a land of milk and honey
however element is untrue
how does she use vía negativa?
maimonides similar uses example of gospels
how can god as mother be vague?
if it is unqiovial or hard for non-believes to understand creates moored open question argument
how is aquinas applied?
uses analogy to get same understanding for comparison
what does d.z phillips say about god as mother?
it is fundamentally our own understanding and experience
who wouldn’t accept mcfagues view?
literal believers and realist wouodnt accept mcfagues interpretation/ exsteinalist view weak verification (ayer)
why doesn’t mcfague like religious language?
we don’t share a common ground
what does the catholic church catechism say about god as mother and female?
“god is neither man nor woman he is god”
what do the church in 3rd century syria believe?
acts of thomas “come she thag manifests come the hidden mother@
What emanuations are there if god?
female spirits like alethia (truth) zoe (life) ecclesiastical (church)
how does mcfagues view of god the mother get supported by the church?
ecclesia (church) is called church female
what does j.z young say about sexuality?
sexuality enters deeply into psychology/personality of every human being
difference in hormones/organs
what did ardent feminists believe?
only difference is biology
what did collette women do?
dressed like men to abolish different between males and females and tried to under form the sobriety males have had over time- women being second class
what does freud say about gender?
men and women are so different her emotional/personal development is determined by her discovery- lacks sexual organ penis envy
what does ann ulanav argue about humanity?
both sexes constitute a whole humanity
what does erickson say?
masculine mind is analytical
feminine mind- aims for completeness and is intuitive
what does martin buber say about humanity genders being inseparable?
“no i without a thou”
what have commentators said about god being plural?
“let us make man” plural must be two diversities within god
What is the problem with calling god the father?
it is culture dependent and only has a variety of one worldview
it is outdated
how can we ever possibly know good he is buying so it is non- verifiable non-cognitive so does it matter. an alot i it’s like aj aye would say it is meaningless
problems with male language- culture patriarch
antroprecetnic
make dominant- passivity
oppressibe
What are the responses to mcfague?
assumes language about god hs been an intervention- it comes from our divine inspiration jesus
the bible only ever speaks as the father
the bible nevrr refers to god as mother in imagery
why is creation better explained with father?
as with god the father it emphasises his transcendence without using god as father above it loses his distinct significance and power
the father imitates procreation whereas a mother just continues it
why is god as the father better as an analogy?
shows how caring god is, god lm loses his his immanuel e if he only continues creation and his transcendence
shows a full patriarchy society- god is above and shows us dominance
changing the metaphor of god would chnage god
god is father in the trinity
