Yahoo has not yet heard of thealogy. When I do a search, Yahoo comes back at me with "!Did you mean theology?"
Possibly first to use the term "thealogy" was Isaac Bonewits, in 1974.
"Many scholars find the term 'thealogy' exasperating, a linguistic twiddling...." To them I say, "Get over it!"
"Thealogy is literally the study of the Goddess (Greek θεά, thea, 'Goddess' + λόγος, logos, 'study')."
"So for example, at the second UK Colloquium in Goddess Studies March 2000 it was delightful that three out of ten of the participating scholars wished to address men's position in thealogy (two men and one woman). The adoption of a subordinate, supportive/ critical position, necessarily examining their vulnerability and potential abuse of power within thealogy, by a member of the socially dominant gender, is clearly rich in potential. The complexity and creativity of many Pagan men deserves mention also; their ability to accept the authority of priestesses self selects them as significantly mature in the gender domain (where they **do** accept female authority in more than lip service!)." MORE >>>
Did you write to them? Who can we write to?
ReplyDeleteI tried to get BeliefNet to make their "Which religion are you" test Goddess-friendly, but they didn't want to hear it. I'll try again at some point, though.
No, I didn't write to them, but that's a good idea. Somewhere, probably hidden deep in the bowels of their website, they must have a "contact us" to click on.
ReplyDelete"Many scholars find the term 'thealogy' exasperating, a linguistic twiddling...." To them I say, "Get over it!"
ReplyDeleteReally? Ugh, what a pain. I'm glad my professors are so open minded. But perhaps that's because their offices are on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University, the only public women's college in the nation and they know they'd get a buttload of protestors if they argue, lol!!