Changing Church

"I know of no other book like this. Jann Aldredge-Clanton not only convincingly shows why our language and imagery for God must include the feminine as well as the masculine, but she also shows how such inclusiveness can be introduced and implemented in our churches. And she does it through wonderful real-life stories.

Wholeheartedly recommended."

-Letha Dawson Scanzoni

Editor of Christian Feminism Today

co-author of All We're Meant to Be: Biblical Feminism for Today



"These are stories that need to be told, that have been waiting to be told, so that women and men embarking on this journey know that others have been there before them, have faced some of the same challenges and struggles, and have found ways to be both faithful and emancipating. But most of all, we need to know these stories so that women's history in the church is not, once again, lost and forgotten and denied."

-Marjorie Procter-Smith

Perkins School of Theology

author of The Church in Her House: A Feminist Emancipatory Prayer Book of Christian Communities



"What does it mean to transform Christian language for prayer and liturgy to really include female symbols for the divine? This is the question Jann Aldredge-Clanton asked in writing this book. To answer this question she did interviews with twelve innovative ministers from seven denominations. These interviews give compelling testimony of the transformation that happens for religious communities when language for God is really affirmed in both genders."

-Rosemary Radford Ruether

Claremont Graduate University

author of Integrating Ecofeminism, Globalization, and World Religions