This article examines how feminine language for God assisted the church as it was challenged by various theological concerns over the years. The church used feminine images for God throughout history. Each era used metaphoric gendered language somewhat differently as they labored to clarify the nature of God. We must press forward with an awareness that when we use metaphorical language for God, we are not creating God in our own image as male or as female.

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CHRISTIANS FOR BIBLICAL EQUALITY
Priscilla Papers
Volume 18:3, Summer 2004
9 pages