1st Edition
Christian Goddess Spirituality Enchanting Christianity
By Mary Ann Beavis
Copyright 2016
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
204 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This monograph focuses on "Christian Goddess Spirituality" (CGS), the phenomenon of (mostly) women who combine Christianity and Goddess Spirituality, including Wicca/Witchcraft. Mary Ann Beavis’s study provides ethnographic data and analysis on the lived religious experience of CGS practitioners, drawing on interviews of over 100 women who self-identify as combining Christianity and Goddess... Read more
1. Origins of the Project 2. The Religious Roots of Christian Goddess Spirituality 3. Profile of Interview Participants 4. Betwixt and Between: Negotiating CGS 5. Spiritual Paths 6. Christian Thealogy 7. Why CGS Women Need the Goddess 8. Enchanting Christianity: The Future of CGS Appendix 1: Interview Questionnaire Appendix 2: Focus Group Themes
Biography
Mary Ann Beavis is Professor at St. Thomas More College, the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and is Founding Editor of the Journal of Religion and Popular Culture.
