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Who is Sallie McFague?

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An American theologian who writes from an ecofeminist perspective

Ecofeminism combines environmentalism with women’s rights.

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What is ecofeminism?

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An interest in both the environment and women’s rights

Ecofeminism advocates for the interconnectedness of ecological concerns and social justice.

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Define metaphor.

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Something that represents or is a symbol for something else

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What is panentheism?

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The belief that the universe is the visible part of God

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How is God referred to in the Bible?

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‘He’ and as a ‘father’

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Is God necessarily male?

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No, despite being referred to as ‘he’ and ‘father’

The term ‘mother earth’ illustrates that gendered language does not define God’s nature.

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What does ‘God as Father’ suggest?

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God has lordship over creation and is loving

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How does the New Testament describe God?

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As the creator of the world and as a father to Jesus

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What is a biblical example of God as Mother?

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Isaiah 66:13 describes God as a comforting mother

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What does Matthew 23:37 illustrate about God?

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Jesus uses motherly illustrations of himself

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What does Luke 15:8-10 compare God to?

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A woman searching for a lost coin

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According to John 4:24, what is God?

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A spirit

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What does Galatians 3:28 emphasize?

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Unity beyond gender

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What does Sallie McFague argue about metaphors for God?

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They reflect ways we think about God rather than God’s true nature

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What risk does McFague see in using certain metaphors for God?

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They can become idols worshipped over God

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What new metaphor does McFague propose for God?

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Mother, highlighting characteristics such as selfless love and justice

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List the three metaphors McFague uses for God’s relationship with the world.

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  • Mother
  • Lover
  • Friend
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What does the metaphor ‘Mother’ correspond to in McFague’s framework?

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Doctrine of creation; ethical element of justice; selfless love God has for the world

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What does the metaphor ‘Lover’ correspond to?

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Doctrine of salvation; ethical element of healing; desire God has for the world to work

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What does the metaphor ‘Friend’ correspond to?

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Doctrine of eschatology; ethical element of companionship

21
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Complete the quote: ‘As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has ______.’

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compassion for those who fear him

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Complete the quote: ‘O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! … How often have I desired to ______.’

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gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings

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Complete the quote: ‘As a mother comforts her child, so will I ______.’

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comfort you

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Complete the quote: ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are ______.’

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all one in Christ Jesus

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What does ‘Immutability’ refer to?

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Unchangeable

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Define ‘Impassibility’ in theological terms.

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Having no human feelings

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Who is Jurgen Moltmann?

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German theologian famous for his ‘theology of hope’

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What heresy does Docetism represent?

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The belief that Jesus did not suffer on the cross because his body was not human

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How has masculine language affected the natural world and gender dynamics?

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Led to the abuse of nature and domination of women by men

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What is the implication of referring to God as ‘Mother’?

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The world is part of God’s body; harming nature is to harm God

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What do maternal images of God highlight?

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Humanity’s complete reliance on God

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Differentiate between feminine and female in the context of God.

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Feminine refers to conventions; female refers to gender

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What are the basic actions associated with God as a mother?

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Give birth, feed young, and protect the young

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What is the Traditional Christian view on God’s ability to suffer?

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God is impassable and unable to suffer or experience human emotions

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How does the Old Testament describe God?

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God is omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and transcendent

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What significant event in the New Testament relates to God’s impassibility?

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God becomes incarnate in Jesus, who feels emotion and pain

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What is Jürgen Moltmann’s argument regarding God and human suffering?

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God suffers with humanity

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What does Jesus’s cry from the cross signify according to Moltmann?

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God experienced death and the significance of the cross for both humans and God

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What does Moltmann say about hope in relation to suffering?

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Hope cannot exist without apprehending the pain of the negative

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What does identification with the crucified Christ signify?

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Solidarity with the poor, the oppressed, and the alien

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How does the mysticism of the cross contribute to understanding God?

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It shows God is suffering with the oppressed

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What does the cross symbolize in relation to God and the resurrection?

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The cross separates God from God, and the resurrection reunites them

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How does Moltmann view the relationship between God and Jesus on the cross?

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God experienced the humiliation and helplessness that Jesus did

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What does Moltmann suggest about the problem of evil?

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It is resolved by the cross as God protested the suffering of the son

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What initiated the outpouring of the Holy Spirit according to Moltmann?

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The death of the Son and grief of the Father

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Fill in the blank: ‘In the cross, Father and Son are most deeply separated in the forsakenness and at the same time are most inwardly one in their ______.’

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Surrender

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