This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
The Femininity Of The Holy Spirit & The Church
Ecclesiology and Pneumatology are supposed to be closely intertwined. The Holy Spirit animates the church, and so thoughts about the two should be closely connected. The church is envisioned as feminine in the Bible, as the bride of Jesus Christ. Wouldn't this, then, add credence to the idea that we should think of the Spirit as a feminine person in the Trinity, if it is so closely tied to the church? One problem with this idea: The Church as the Body of Christ.
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