Sallie mcfague and god is mother

Question 1

What does Sallie mcfague try and suggest whole about her argument about god as mother?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What is her point about Goethe father?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Why god as mother?

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

What is pantheism and her view as an ecofeminist?

Answer 4

God is part of the universe- the universe is his womb that is why we acquire him to be a mother

Question 5

What does mcfague combine?

Answer 5

Christian mysticism and via negative

Question 6

What are mcfagues aims?

Answer 6

To get rid of outdated metaphors and use ones which are acceptable for today

Question 7

What are the mathaphor of the world doctrines mcfague used?

Answer 7

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,

Question 8

What type of language does mcfague use?

Answer 8

uniquiovcal way of interpreting god

falsification anytime fkew

Question 9

what is a metaphor that can be said about heaven?

Answer 9

“heaven is a land of milk and honey

however element is untrue

Question 10

how does she use vía negativa?

Answer 10

maimonides similar uses example of gospels

Question 11

how can god as mother be vague?

Answer 11

if it is unqiovial or hard for non-believes to understand creates moored open question argument

Question 12

how is aquinas applied?

Answer 12

uses analogy to get same understanding for comparison

Question 13

what does d.z phillips say about god as mother?

Answer 13

it is fundamentally our own understanding and experience

Question 14

who wouldn’t accept mcfagues view?

Answer 14

literal believers and realist wouodnt accept mcfagues interpretation/ exsteinalist view
weak verification (ayer)

Question 15

why doesn’t mcfague like religious language?

Answer 15

we don’t share a common ground

Question 16

what does the catholic church catechism say about god as mother and female?

Answer 16

“god is neither man nor woman he is god”

Question 17

what do the church in 3rd century syria believe?

Answer 17

acts of thomas “come she thag manifests come the hidden mother@

Question 18

What emanuations are there if god?

Answer 18

female spirits like alethia (truth) zoe (life) ecclesiastical (church)

Question 19

how does mcfagues view of god the mother get supported by the church?

Answer 19

ecclesia (church) is called church female

Question 20

what does j.z young say about sexuality?

Answer 20

sexuality enters deeply into psychology/personality of every human being
difference in hormones/organs

Question 21

what did ardent feminists believe?

Answer 21

only difference is biology

Question 22

what did collette women do?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

what does freud say about gender?

Answer 23

men and women are so different her emotional/personal development is determined by her discovery- lacks sexual organ penis envy

Question 24

what does ann ulanav argue about humanity?

Answer 24

both sexes constitute a whole humanity

Question 25

what does erickson say?

Answer 25

masculine mind is analytical

feminine mind- aims for completeness and is intuitive

Question 26

what does martin buber say about humanity genders being inseparable?

Answer 26

“no i without a thou”

Question 27

what have commentators said about god being plural?

Answer 27

“let us make man” plural must be two diversities within god

Question 28

What is the problem with calling god the father?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What are the responses to mcfague?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

why is creation better explained with father?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

why is god as the father better as an analogy?

Answer 31

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