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Carol P. Christ Books

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Carol P. Christ is a renowned teacher, born in 1945. She is known for her contributions to feminist theology and religious studies.

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Book:Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

Source: Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

“The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.”

Female Independent Symbols Feminine Goddess Femininity Simplest Legitimacy Independent Women Acknowledgment Beneficence Female Power

Author:Carol P. Christ

“I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's.”

Inspirational Firsts Funny Religious Study Late University Graduates Graduation 1960s Yale Religious Studies Yale University

Author:Carol P. Christ

“Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before.”

Years Values Belief Beliefs And Values

Author:Carol P. Christ

“The mother must socialize her daughter to become subordinate to men, and if her daughter challenges patriarchal norms, the mother is likely to defend the patriarchal structures against her own daughters.”

Ifs Men Mother Challenges Daughter Structure Norm Subordinates Mother Daughter Social Norms

Book:Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

Source: Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

“Our great symbol for the Goddess is the moon, whose three aspects reflect the three stages in women's lives and whose cycles of waxing and waning coincide with women's menstrual cycles.”

Three Stage Moon Aspect Symbols Cycles Goddess Womanhood Femininity Menstruation Feminine Energy Waxing

Author:Carol P. Christ

“Subversive language, however, must be constantly reinvented, because it is continually being co-opted by the powerful.”

Language Powerful Subversive

Author:Carol P. Christ

“If we do not mean that God is male when we use masculine pronouns and imagery, then why should there be any objections to using female imagery and pronouns as well?”

Ifs Should Wells Mean Use Female Males Masculine Imagery Objections Pronouns

Author:Carol P. Christ

“The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before.”

Has Beens Done Stories Simple Views Point Of View Revolutionary

Book:Diving Deep & Surfacing: Women Writers on Spiritual Quest

Source: Diving Deep & Surfacing: Women Writers on Spiritual Quest

“Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has never meant that God is male?”

Doe Mere Males Devices Masculine Imagery Pronouns

Author:Carol P. Christ

“Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers.”

People Hands Father Feminist Compelling Psych

Book:Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

Source: Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

“At first the ancient images of the Goddess did not interest me.”

Firsts Interest Ancient Goddess

Author:Carol P. Christ

“In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and renewal.”

Birth Understood Goddess Renewal Paganism Parts Of Life

Author:Carol P. Christ

“The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration.”

Form Birth Diversity Europe Unity Ancient Delight Goddess Regeneration Crete

Author:Carol P. Christ

“Symbol systems cannot simply be rejected; they must be replaced. Where there is no replacement, the mind will revert to familiar structures at times of crisis, bafflement, or defeat.”

Mind Crisis Structure Defeat Familiar Symbols Replaced Rejected Replacements Times Of Crisis

Book:Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

Source: Laughter of Aphrodite: reflections on a journey to the goddess

“Watching birds has become part of my daily meditation affirming my connection to the earth body.”

Body Earth Nature Meditation Bird Connections Affirming Daily Meditation

Author:Carol P. Christ

“Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants.”

Years Christian Rivers Bravery Goddess Evident Isis Great Respect Bravery And Courage Earrings Nile Christian Women Pendants

Author:Carol P. Christ

“Women must be the spokesmen for a new humanity arising out of the reconciliation of spirit and body.”

Body Spirit Humanity Reconciliation

Author:Carol P. Christ

“Theologians frequently assert that God has no body, no gender, no race and no age. Most people state that God is neither male nor female. Yet most people become flustered, upset or even angry when it is suggested that the God they know as Lord and Father might also be God the Mother, or Goddess.”

People Knows States Body Might Age Mother Father Race Lord Female Angry Males Gender Upset Goddess Theologian

Author:Carol P. Christ

“In Old Europe and Ancient Crete, women were respected for their roles in the discovery of agriculture and for inventing the arts of weaving and pottery making.”

Art Roles Discovery Europe Ancient Agriculture Inventing Weaving Pottery Crete

Author:Carol P. Christ

“The women's movement will present a growing threat to patriarchal religion less by attacking it than by simply leaving it behind.”

Behinds Growing Movement Threat Leaving Attacking Leaving It Behind

Author:Carol P. Christ

About the Author

Born: 1945
Known for: Teacher
Quotes: 21

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