摘要：After analyzing deleterious effects of using exclusively masculine symbols of God, this essay argues that using female symbols of God, not exclusively but in combination with male, animal, and cosmic images, is both legitimate and necessary for the healthy life of the church. Such language has profound implications for thought about the divine personality, and actions in the world. It also has critical consequences for practice regarding the human dignity of women as fully equal to men. Using the tradition of Holy Wisdom, the article works out Trinitarian language in a female key. Addressing the God beyond all names in female terms decisively colors the polity and religious stance of the church as a community that influences society
关键词：Female images of God; Father: critique; Mystery; women's human dignity; ;oppression; shattering the idol; compassion; Trinitarian language; Sophia
