Open AccessFatherhood and the Names of God
Author(s) -
Phllip A. Rolnick
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
names
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1756-2279
pISSN - 0027-7738
DOI - 10.1179/nam.1992.40.4.271
Subject(s) - analogy , dominance (genetics) , epistemology , philosophy , sociology , chemistry , biochemistry , gene
Our names for God indicate much about our understanding of and our relationship to God. Feminists have criticized the name “Father” as legitimating male dominance in church and society. Many recent writers have argued that all names for God are metaphorical in nature, without adequately considering that analogy may provide a stronger methodology for warranting such names. Predicates applied to God should be products of progressive discovery of the divine nature rather than projection from human need. Divergent ethical ramifications will result from our names of God.