Learning a New Language

About the Book

"Nothing we can ever say about God, no words, will ever be adequate to describe the burning mystery which is the Divine, but opening up the vocabulary to include feminine names and pronouns will bring a dimension to our understanding of God that has been tragically neglected.

The idea of SHE WHO IS brings to bear all the loving, care-giving, wisdom-supplying richness of the female created in God's image. The reality of the feminine in God is an idea we must consider and wrestle with if justice for all is to be a reality in the world. We must learn a new language." (from Learning a New Language)

About the Author

Beverly Jane Phillips is a retired Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She graduated from Hastings College in Nebraska in 1958 and from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1961. She was ordained to the position of Hunger Action Enabler for the Presbytery of Chicago and later served as an organizer for Bread for the World. She is the wife of a retired Presbyterian pastor, the mother of two children and grandmother of one. Her spiritual journey has combined both personal spirituality and social activism.