Christ, C.
Full Name[edit]
Carol Patrice Christ
Affiliation[edit]
Columbia University, Harvard Divinity School, Pomona College, and San Jose State.
Other Information[edit]
Carol Christ holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and is the author of the widely reprinted essay, "Why Women Need the Goddess," which has introduced many to the rebirth of the ancient religion of the Goddess. She has written five influential books on women's spirituality and feminist theology: She Who Changes (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003); Rebirth of the Goddess (Routledge, 1998); Odyssey with the Goddess (Continuum, 1995); Laughter of Aphrodite (Harper, 1987); and Diving Deep and Surfacing (Beacon, 1980/1986/1995); with Judith Plaskow she co-edited the classic anthologies Weaving the Visions (1989) and Womanspirit Rising (1979/1989) which have changed women's lives and revolutionized the teaching and study of religion in North America. (See our books page for more information about Carol's books.)
Carol has taught at major universities in the United States, including Columbia University, Harvard Divinity School, Pomona College, San Jose State, and the California Institute of Integral Studies.