Thoughts on the possibility of a female God?
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Re: Thoughts on the possibility of a female God?
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I found it very confusing too. It was kind of just dropped in there and not talked about, and since the character thinking of "Her" was Catholic or raised as, it was a bit strange. (I think both Arthur and Abigail think of God as a she at some point in the book?)
Most of the book implied that it's set in our world, with the supernatural stuff going on behind the scenes. People tend to not refer to the Christian God as a she, so at first I got the implication that these characters knew something most people don't, like they'd met Her or something, but then it wasn't talked about at all so that implied it was meant to be normal but it just felt really off. In fact, it was explicitly stated that the Council don't know if there's a "true" religion and the Christian characters just called the evil beings demons because that's what they'd been taught, so why would they refer to God with a gender that is the direct opposite of what's taught? There's no reason for it at all and it doesn't really add to the book. If there was a little sentence of explanation like "Abigail didn't know for certain it was a she, but that's what she felt" or something like that it wouldn't stick out so painfully.
And this is coming from someone who primarily worships a Goddess, not a God.
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I am a believer, in my belief, God is a He but according to the context of this book. God could be referred to as a Her.Krystagbelen wrote: ↑04 Jun 2017, 14:11 In the book, God is often referred to as She. What are your thoughts on the possibility of there being a female God? What would be some key differences between a female God and a male God?
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