At First The Ancient Images

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.

Theologians Frequently Assert That God Has No Body, No Gender, No Race And No Age. Most People State That God Is Neither Male Nor Female. Yet Most People Become Flustered, Upset Or Even Angry When It Is Suggested That The God They Know As Lord And Father Might Also Be God The Mother, Or Goddess.

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.

Beliefs And Values That Have Held Sway For Thousands Of Years Will Be Questioned As Never Before.

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.