My mother spent a good deal of her life defending my father to me and my brother. “Your father didn’t mean it,” she would say. “Your father loves you—he just doesn’t know how to show it.” “Your father never cried… Read More ›
Alice Miller
IS EVIL PART OF THE NATURE OF REALITY AND DIVINITY? by Carol P. Christ
What is the origin of evil? Is it innate in human nature or even in the nature of the universe? Judith Plaskow and I discuss this question in our forthcoming book Goddess and God in the World and this is… Read More ›
Are Most of Us Abused Children? And is Child Abuse the Root of Evil? by Carol P. Christ
Child abuse does not have to be physical or sexual. The most widespread forms of child abuse are psychological, and therefore harder to see, acknowledge, and eradicate. As abused children, we unconsciously pass on patterns of abuse visited on us… Read More ›
FORGIVENESS or TRUTH: WHICH IS THE BEST REMEDY? by Carol P. Christ
What happened to you really was bad. This should not happen to any child. It should not have happened to you. In our culture there is often a rush to forgiveness that precedes acknowledging the harm that has been done…. Read More ›
