Christian Goddess Spirituality

Enchanting Christianity

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Ritual & Practices
Cover of the book Christian Goddess Spirituality by Mary Ann Beavis, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mary Ann Beavis ISBN: 9781317385547
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 8, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Mary Ann Beavis
ISBN: 9781317385547
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 8, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This monograph focuses on "Christian Goddess Spirituality" (CGS), the phenomenon of (mostly) women who combine Christianity and Goddess Spirituality, including Wicca/Witchcraft. Mary Ann Beavis’s study provides ethnographic data and analysis on the lived religious experience of CGS practitioners, drawing on interviews of over 100 women who self-identify as combining Christianity and Goddess spirituality. Although CGS also has implications for Goddess Spirituality and related traditions (e.g., Neopaganism, Wicca), here, CGS is considered primarily as a phenomenon within Christianity. However, the study also shows that the fusion of Christian and Goddess spiritualties has had an impact on non-Christian feminist spirituality, since Goddess-worshippers have often constructed Christianity as the diametrical opposite and enemy of the Goddess, to the point that some refuse to admit the possibility that CGS is a valid spiritual path, or that it is even possible. In addition, biblical, Jewish and Christian images of the divine such as Sophia, Shekhinah, the Virgin Mary, and even Mary Magdalene, have found their way into the "Pagan" Goddess pantheon.

The main themes of the study include: overlaps and differences between Christian feminist theology and CGS; the routes to CGS for individual practitioners, and their beliefs, practices and experiences; proto-denominational classifications ("spiritual paths") within CGS; CGS thealogy (Christian discourse about the female divine); and the future of CGS in social scientific and ecclesiological context. Christian Goddess Spirituality will be of interest to scholars of religion, especially those with interests in women and religion, feminist spiritualities, feminist theology/thealogy, alternative spiritualities, New Religious Movements, and emergent Christianities.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This monograph focuses on "Christian Goddess Spirituality" (CGS), the phenomenon of (mostly) women who combine Christianity and Goddess Spirituality, including Wicca/Witchcraft. Mary Ann Beavis’s study provides ethnographic data and analysis on the lived religious experience of CGS practitioners, drawing on interviews of over 100 women who self-identify as combining Christianity and Goddess spirituality. Although CGS also has implications for Goddess Spirituality and related traditions (e.g., Neopaganism, Wicca), here, CGS is considered primarily as a phenomenon within Christianity. However, the study also shows that the fusion of Christian and Goddess spiritualties has had an impact on non-Christian feminist spirituality, since Goddess-worshippers have often constructed Christianity as the diametrical opposite and enemy of the Goddess, to the point that some refuse to admit the possibility that CGS is a valid spiritual path, or that it is even possible. In addition, biblical, Jewish and Christian images of the divine such as Sophia, Shekhinah, the Virgin Mary, and even Mary Magdalene, have found their way into the "Pagan" Goddess pantheon.

The main themes of the study include: overlaps and differences between Christian feminist theology and CGS; the routes to CGS for individual practitioners, and their beliefs, practices and experiences; proto-denominational classifications ("spiritual paths") within CGS; CGS thealogy (Christian discourse about the female divine); and the future of CGS in social scientific and ecclesiological context. Christian Goddess Spirituality will be of interest to scholars of religion, especially those with interests in women and religion, feminist spiritualities, feminist theology/thealogy, alternative spiritualities, New Religious Movements, and emergent Christianities.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Dying, Death, and Bereavement by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Mohajir Militancy in Pakistan by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book The Routledge Handbook of German Politics & Culture by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Animals, Biopolitics, Law by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book The Last Trek by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book A Culture of Its Own by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Transforming Environments and Rehabilitation by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Christine's Vision by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book The Death of the Irish Language by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Response to Disaster by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Violence as Seen Through a Prism of Color by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book An Introduction to Transformational Syntax by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Intellectual Property, Innovation and Management in Emerging Economies by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book Constructivist Instruction by Mary Ann Beavis
Cover of the book The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition by Mary Ann Beavis
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy