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Feminist Mysticism and Images of God : a Practical Theology.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chalice Press 2011.Description: 1 online resource (193)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 1283117177
  • 9781283117173
  • 9780827210509
  • 0827210507
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 231 23/eng/20240702
LOC classification:
  • BT83
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction -- Psychology and imaging the divine -- First story: Theresa -- Christian feminist spirituality -- Second story: Julie -- Inclusive language is not enough: imagination of the divine, religious experience, and thea/ology -- Third story: Rosalyn -- Exploring the "sacred imaginary": the Black Madonna and her representations -- Fourth story: Marie -- Practices for transformation.
Summary: Feminist theologians often claim that "women's experience" is their starting point. However, most feminist theology is remarkably void of analysis of particular women's experiences of imaging God. In this book, Knight provides practical recommendations to help people transform images in the context of religious practices.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)493361

Feminist theologians often claim that "women's experience" is their starting point. However, most feminist theology is remarkably void of analysis of particular women's experiences of imaging God. In this book, Knight provides practical recommendations to help people transform images in the context of religious practices.

Introduction -- Psychology and imaging the divine -- First story: Theresa -- Christian feminist spirituality -- Second story: Julie -- Inclusive language is not enough: imagination of the divine, religious experience, and thea/ology -- Third story: Rosalyn -- Exploring the "sacred imaginary": the Black Madonna and her representations -- Fourth story: Marie -- Practices for transformation.