Editing Gender variance in Christianity
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[[File:Eitorf St.Patricius915.JPG|thumb|In this stained glass window in Catholic parish church St. Patricius (Eitorf), the hand of God guides the Holy Ghost in its descent to Earth.]] | [[File:Eitorf St.Patricius915.JPG|thumb|In this stained glass window in Catholic parish church St. Patricius (Eitorf), the hand of God guides the Holy Ghost in its descent to Earth.]] | ||
Individual Christian sects can interpret the '''God of Abraham''' in different ways. God is often thought of as a male patriarch. However, there is also a long history of seeing God as partly or entirely other than female or male, or as both.<ref>{{cite book|year=1991|title=Exploring the Feminine Face of God: A Prayerful Journey |last= Meehan|first=Bridget Mary|page=73 |quote=Since God is both female and male and neither female nor male, there is a need for an inclusive language for God that utilizes the images and experiences of both women and men. | Individual Christian sects can interpret the '''God of Abraham''' in different ways. God is often thought of as a male patriarch. However, there is also a long history of seeing God as partly or entirely other than female or male, or as both.<ref>{{cite book|year=1991|title=Exploring the Feminine Face of God: A Prayerful Journey |last= Meehan|first=Bridget Mary|page=73 |quote=Since God is both female and male and neither female nor male, there is a need for an inclusive language for God that utilizes the images and experiences of both women and men.}}</ref> Jehovah's wife and/or female aspect is Shekinah.<ref name="KasselAndrogynous" /> | ||
Some Christian sects have called God by the title Father-Mother. For example, one Christian sect, Christian Science, has referred to Father-Mother God by Mary Baker Eddy since she established that sect in 1879. "Father-Mother God" is also the epithet used in a children's bedtime prayer in Christian Science, as written by Eddy.<ref>"Father-Mother God." ''BibleTexts.com'' Retrieved May 10, 2019. http://bibletexts.com/terms/father-mother-god.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508022119/http://bibletexts.com/terms/father-mother-god.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | Some Christian sects have called God by the title Father-Mother. For example, one Christian sect, Christian Science, has referred to Father-Mother God by Mary Baker Eddy since she established that sect in 1879. "Father-Mother God" is also the epithet used in a children's bedtime prayer in Christian Science, as written by Eddy.<ref>"Father-Mother God." ''BibleTexts.com'' Retrieved May 10, 2019. http://bibletexts.com/terms/father-mother-god.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230508022119/http://bibletexts.com/terms/father-mother-god.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> |