Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers.
Carol P. Christ
More from: Carol P. Christ
DOWNLOAD
You are free to use this picture for any purpose including commercial. A credit linking back to this page is appreciated.
Similar Quotes:
-
A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other people's hope. -
Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion. -
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. -
How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally - certainly with my secular background - the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion claims to go beyond the bounds of human existence. -
We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.
More quotes by Carol P. Christ
- Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants.
- In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and renewal.
- I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's.
- The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of the Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.
- I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University in the late 1960's.