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001			on1344160891
003			OCoLC
005			20250107211429.0
008			220307s2022 miu b 001 0 eng
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035			_a(OCoLC)1344160891
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBT153.P374.W664 2022
049			_aSBIM
100	1		_aPeeler, Amy L. B., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWomen and the gender of God / _cAmy Peeler. _hPR
260		1	_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, _c(c)2022.
300			_axi, 274 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"A robust theological argument against the assumption that God is male. God values women. While many Christians would readily affirm this truth, the widely held assumption that the Bible depicts a male God persists--as it has for centuries. This misperception of Christianity not only perniciously implies that men deserve an elevated place over women but also compromises the glory of God by making God appear to be part of creation, subject to it and its categories, rather than in transcendence of it. Through a deep reading of the incarnation narratives of the New Testament and other relevant scriptural texts, Amy Peeler shows how the Bible depicts a God beyond gender and a savior who, while embodied as a man, is the unification in one person of the image of God that resides in both male and female. Peeler begins with a study of Mary and her response to the annunciation, through which it becomes clear that God empowers women and honors their agency. Then Peeler describes from a theological standpoint how the virgin birth of Jesus--the second Adam--reverses the gendered division enacted in the garden of Eden. While acknowledging the significance of the Bible's frequent use of "Father" language to represent God as a caring parent, Peeler goes beneath the surface of this metaphor to show how God is never sexualized by biblical writers or described as being physically involved in procreation--making the concept of a masculine God dubious, at best. From these doctrinal centers of Christianity, Peeler leads the way in reasserting the value of women in the church and prophetically speaking out against the destructive idolatry of masculinity."--Provided by publisher.
505	0		_aThe father who is not male -- _tHoliness and the female body -- _tHonor and agency -- _tGod is not masculine -- _tThe male savior -- _tMinistry -- _tConclusion -- _tAppendix: God the good father.
650		0	_aMasculinity of God.
650		0	_aWomen _xBiblical teaching.
650		0	_aFemininity of God.
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994			_aC0 _bSBI
999			_c105398 _d105398
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell