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100	1		_aWyckoff, Mallory, _d1987- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGod is / _cMallory Wyckoff.
264		1	_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, _c[2022]
300			_aviii, 150 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 143-150).
505	0		_aMachine generated contents note: Table of Contents1. God Is in the Waves -- 2. God Is Hiding under the Table -- 3. God Is More Than We've Been Led to Believe -- 4. God Is Communicator -- 5. God Is and Is Not -- 6. God Is Creator -- 7. God Is Seamstress -- 8. God Is Mother -- 9. God Is Midwife -- 10. God Is Hostess -- 11. God Is Sexual Trauma Survivor -- 12. God Is Wisdom Within -- 13. God Is Home -- 14. God Is Mystery -- 15. God Is... -- Epilogue -- Reflections.
520			_a"An exploration of feminine metaphors and untapped language for God to help expand the way people engage with the Divine, themselves, and their neighbors"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"God is Mother. God is Midwife. God is Hostess. God is Mystery. God is Home. Traditional language for God has been dominated by a single image-Father-and masculine norms. For some, this language is meaningful. For others, it is deeply problematic. In both cases, it's limited. One thing is certain: God is More. Mallory Wyckoff believes it's past time to expand the ways we think about God. Through personal story, theology, spirituality, and social justice (and highlighting the interconnectedness of each), Wyckoff explores feminine metaphors and untapped language for God-some biblical and familiar, some less well-known, but all revelatory of a God who is More than we've been allowed to imagine. As Wyckoff illustrates, when we expand the ways we image and engage with God, we are invited to see the Divine more fully-and, in the process, our neighbors and ourselves. Those who have felt alienated by the typical ways of describing God in Christianity will meet God anew: As a Seamstress who stitches tapestries out of our tatters of shame. As a Sexual Trauma Survivor who has suffered alongside those who have endured the worst. As a Mother who nurtures us to life with her body"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aFemininity of God.
650		0	_aMetaphor _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship _2bisacsh
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