----good going. good luck.
>I understand how you can escape the patriarchal reality of Christianity
>with excuses like "God is omnipotent." The fact is that your language
>itself, your manner of speaking in terms of masculinity, domination,
>"sin", etc. is inherently contrary to both the goals and the methodology
>of ecofemism. There is a place for Geocentrism in Christianity - just
>don't confuse it with ecofemism. It insults all of us.
>
>P.S. I thought that you weren't going to post to the list anymore.
>
>> :
>>
>> << I ask Ecolady, have you ever read any academic ecofem
>> literature? (Karen Warren, Vandana Shiva, Val Plumwood, Judith Plant,
>> Charlene Spretnak, etc., etc.). If you had then you would know that
>> it
>> is precicely the PATRIARCHAL establishments like Christianity that
>> have
>> been the systematic oppressors of women and nature.
>> >>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Sarah in reply to this question yes - I only read one (twice)
>> "Ecofeminism and
>> the Sacred" Carol J. Adams, Editor - Authors in book, Rosemary Radford
>> Ruether, Delores S. Williams, Catherine Keller, Stephanie Kaza, Judith
>> Plaskow, Sallie McFague, Lina Gupta, Karen J. Warren, L. Teal
>> Willoughby,
>> Ellen Cronan Rose, Andy Smith, Gloria Feman Orenstein, Shamarra Shantu
>> Riley,
>> Carol Lee Sanchez, Jane Caputi, Rebecca Johnson, Charlene Spretnak,
>> Carol J.
>> Adams, Marjorie Procter- Smith, Zoe Weil.
>>
>> The book is broken down to 3 parts - Part 1 - Revisioning Religion,
>> Part 2-
>> Envisioning Ecofeminism, Part 3 - Emobying Ecofeminist Spiritualities.
>>
>> The book has gathered writings that "provide vital insights into the
>> causes of
>> current environmental crises as well as important recommendations for
>> addressing them."
>>
>> I highly recommend it if you haven't read it!
>>
>> The Christian Theologist in the book says Christians should assert SIN
>> as the
>> cause of the Eco-Crisis - The sin of Greed - I agree!
>>
>> Re: Patriarchial religion - The referring to God as White Male in the
>> sky -
>> has got to go out with yesterdays bathwater - God is Omnipotent -
>> Alpha and
>> Omega _ beyond human gender comprehension - so then If God just wants
>> to be
>> referred to as FATHER - not white male god in the sky - I say "Ok God
>> - you're
>> the boss - I am just your humble servant - amen."
>>
>> End of fanatic rant.
>> Peace!
>> Angela
>>
>>
