The Body Of God s Image - 1781 Words

Most believe that they were made in God’s image, however, Sallie McFague believes that God exists not only on humanoid aspects, but also on a microscopic aspect. The body of God is the universe and everything included in it; the animals, the trees, the oceans, the bacteria. We, as human beings, are responsible to take care of the world and its environment. We need to come to the realization that we are all connected, and that everything, not just everyone, is a piece of God. So who is Sallie McFague? Well, she was born in 1933 on the 25th of May in Quincy, Massachusetts, and when she went to higher schooling she received a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Smith College in 1955. Soon after, in 1959 she married Eugene TeSelle,†¦show more content†¦level in some countries and with an equivalent value to the â€Å"Doctor of Science.† According to Wesley J. Wildman, a student at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, during her time at Yale, she was influenced by the dialectical theology of Karl Barth. This theology was Protestantism which was developed Post-WWI. Dialectical theology is characterized as a re-evaluation of the teachings of the Reformation, and it is characterized as a reaction against doctrines of 19th-century liberal theology. The theology emphasizes the role of theologian aiding the preaching of God s word, giving them the responsibility as the helper and critic of the preacher. She gained different perspectives from Karl Barth and reflected on one of her former teachers, H. Richard Niebuhr. Now, according to Wesley J. Wildman, Sallie Mcfague understood Niebuhr’s recognition of liberalism s concern for involvement, perspective, the symbolic imagination and the appearance of the emotions. The influences of these two people are major insights into the content of the McFague’s t heology which are always prevalent in her work. Sallie McFague has written many works pertaining to feminism and the problems facing the world today including poverty, increasing difference poor and rich, and ecological devastation. One of her books, The Body of God, eliminates the last traces of anthropocentricism which Sallie McFague believes has corrupted Christianity with disastrous consequences for the world and