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Feminism Judaism and God the Mother

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The drive to empower women through feminine religious language faces a profound theological paradox within Judaism. While "God/She" terminology promises greater female representation, it introduces metaphysical contradictions that strike at monotheism's core. Through comparative theological analysis of goddess religion and Jewish monotheism, distinct creation metaphors emerge that shape fundamentally incompatible worldviews. Goddess religion, anchored in birth metaphors, inevitably yields a pantheistic theology where divinity becomes inseparable from natural cycles—leading to moral relativism, cyclical history, and diminished individual responsibility. In contrast, Jewish monotheism, grounded in Genesis' creation narrative, maintains God's transcendence over nature, enabling moral absolutes, teleological history, and human dignity through covenant relationship. Drawing on textual analysis of biblical and rabbinic sources, examination of Hebrew grammatical structures, and systematic comparison of theological systems, the research demonstrates that feminine God language invariably invokes birth metaphors that fundamentally contradict monotheistic theology, regardless of intentions. While acknowledging monotheism's limitations, preserving the Creator-creation distinction proves essential for maintaining the moral responsibility, human dignity, and hope for societal transformation that characterize Jewish theological thought.

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    Published 1993

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    Paula Reimers