Carol P. Christ

“The simplest and most basic meaning of the symbol of Goddess is the acknowledgment of the legitimacy of female power as a beneficent and independent power.”

“Patriarchal religion and society are based on theologies and stories that legitimate the right of a few men to dominate other men, women, and nature.”

“Where there is Goddess, there is also justice.”

“In the beginning, people prayed to the Creatress of Life, the Mistress of Heaven. At the very dawn of religion, God was a woman. Do you remember?”

“The story of the Goddess is an alternative to the story of the hero who must leave home and kill the dragon to be a man.”

“The first and most important thing a woman can do for herself is to find a group of women she can trust.”

“Without stories there is no articulation of experience.”

“Symbols have social and political effects. They are not neutral.”

“A woman's unfolding consciousness is a microcosmic reflection of the unfolding of the Great Goddess.”

“Thealogy is the intellectual and spiritual work of reflecting on the meaning of Goddess.”

“To tell a woman's story is a revolutionary act.”

“A culture that worships a male god will in a variety of ways celebrate maleness and male superiority.”