Quotes from Carol P. Christ

If we do no 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?

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

The often cruel behavior of Christians toward unbelievers and even toward dissenters among themselves is shocking evidence of the function of that image in relation to values and behavior.

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.

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

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.