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THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY has frequently been unkind in its interpretations of things as pertain to women. This has left many women under the impression that they have no voice and no relevance in the Christian life, must accept a subordinate place to men by divine design, or that they must surrender themselves to an identity that is void of purpose and meaning unless they attach themselves to a human male figure. This has sent many women away from Christian identity, believing that being a woman of purpose and a Christian are mutually exclusive. Despite many years of scholarship, feminist instruction, and teachings on women, it seems like Christianity is doomed to deny its women any sense of proper identity. Such is the result of a lack of Christian scholarship, biased and sexist translators, and traditions that teach us to turn our heads to anything unfamiliar or outside of our customary backgrounds. The multitudes of Christian women (and women in general) never hear of the many female representations, identities, expressions, and spiritual perceptions found within the Scriptures and the history of the church. In The Divine Feminine: A Treatise On The Female In Christian Spirituality Dr. Lee Ann B. Marino, Ph.D., D.Min., D.D. explores these different female touch points as found within Biblical understanding, grammatical language, church history, and spiritual understanding, ready for embrace in our present day. Read along to learn why it is a powerful and blessed thing to be a woman - from a Biblical and Christian perspective - and why all things female - from Eve, to Ruth, to wisdom, to love, to the Church and the Holy Spirit - are identified as female, with female characteristics - for a reason. Almost two decades in the making, whether this book challenges or affirms you, it will definitely be an eye-opening, spiritually changing, read.