"The women's movement will present a growing threat……" — 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."
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23 Quotes by Carol P. Christ
Carol P. Christ has 23 quotes on this site.
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The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female…
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I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in…
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Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before.
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The mother must socialize her daughter to become subordinate to men, and if her daughter challenges patriarchal norms, the mother…
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Our great symbol for the Goddess is the moon, whose three aspects reflect the three stages in women's lives and…
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Subversive language, however, must be constantly reinvented, because it is continually being co-opted by the powerful.
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If we do not mean that God is male when we use masculine pronouns and imagery, then why should there…
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The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never…
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Why does everyone cling to the masculine imagery and pronouns even though they are a mere linguistic device that has…
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Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave…
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At first the ancient images of the Goddess did not interest me.
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In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and…
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I don't like attacking.
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