God

• God as the female wisdom principle

  • ‘wisdom’, greek for Sophia
  • Reuther - the wisdom principle has been lost in modern Christianity behind the patriarchal structures
• Can a male saviour save women? - YES

  • Jesus can as he was only male by chance
  • at Pentecost, both men and women were equally empowered by the gift of the Saviour, Jesus
  • Jesus engaged with women as much as he did with men
• Can the Christian God be presented in female terms?

  Catholic Church - God is abound gender and reflects what we call ‘male’ and ‘female’ characteristics at a perfect level