Tuesday, November 11, 2008
FATHER OR CREATOR GOD
In The Iliad we encounter Father Zeus. My question to you guys, is do we still relate to a father god? Progressive Christianity tells us that God is beyond sex. That our creator does not have sexual organs. That God is beyond sexual identification. The problem is relationship. How do we encounter someone so much larger than ourselves? Also, if we have a broken relationship with our father, it makes it even harder to relate to a god as father. Do you guys see this as just being politically correct? Many have changed the Lord's Prayer address to "our Creator."
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WOW! I love the fact that you said if we have a broken relationship with our (I'm assuming human father), it makes it harder to relate to god as a father! That hits really close to home with me. ;) I agree with you completely on this point.
Thanks for your comment Vickie. I remember attending an episcopalian retreat(a long time ago in the 1970's) where all the aspects of God were referenced as God the Mother. It was an enriching experince. The service and retreat was lead by Catholic nuns. It was pretty neat.
I started reading this post and I had to comment on it! I agree that God is beyond sexual identification; I myself lean towards the idea of God being both-there's even evidence in the Bible that God was once thought of as both with some translation inconsistencies-before male-dominant society became more widely accepted. I suppose I have a little difficulty relating Zeus to an all-powerful creator figure, since even in this story, Zeus has claimed to be subordinate to fate and such. He is referred to as the king of the gods, but I'm not sure I see a great distinction between him and the other gods in terms of power or behavior.
This is quite an evocative thought, Patrick. Wow. I must think about this some more, but it touches upon the very essence of our myth making instincts. Thank you for this.
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