Gender-Bender God
Masculine or Feminine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20209470 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mukti Barton (The Queen's Foundation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 142-166 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Black Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-9948 • E-ISSN: 1743-1670 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/blth.v7i2.142 |
| OpenAlex | W2065877809 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The image of God that many have received from the traditional Euro-American Christianity is one of a white old man. Such an image constructed through art or in our heads can affect the way we view ourselves and the way we treat people whom we imagine are not made in God's image. Although the depiction of God as a white old man could raise the issues of colour, age and gender, the scope of this article is restricted to the question of gender and divinity. The inherited masculine image is challenged and many neglected biblical feminine images of the divine including Chokmah (divine Wisdom) and Ruach (divine Spirit) are brought out. The central argument is that the transcendent God is a gender-bender God, both masculine and feminine and neither
Aesthetics · Christianity · Depiction · Divinity · Image of God · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |