Whatever Works Quotes

“WHAT WORKS FOR ME ABOUT CHRISTIANITY – what has always worked, though my church-going has always been sporadic – is Jesus. I love his humanity, his passion—turning over tables in the temple because he’s sick of hypocrisy, crying out in a moment of doubt on the cross. I”
― Trista Hendren, Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak

“Almost half the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day.[31] 70% of those people are women.[32]”
― Trista Hendren, Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak

“In Kabbalah (mystical Judaism) there is a concept called “Tikkun Olam” which alludes to repairing the world. It is my personal belief that true and complete Tikkun Olam cannot and will not occur until there is a balance of”
― Trista Hendren, Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak

“The Shekhinah is rising, and She will claim Her rightful place.”
― Trista Hendren, Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak

“In Judaism there are many feminine references to God. The Shekhinah (the spirit of God) which is feminine, is mentioned a lot in our texts. The ancient Israelites worshipped Asherah, the wife of El, up until the destruction of the Temple around 586 B.C.E. They also worshipped the "Queen of Heaven" and, in addition, King Solomon also worshipped Asherah, alongside Yaweh. There are several names for God that are feminine, like Shaddai (which means breast). Israel, and Zion are referred to as feminine. Somewhere along the way, the roles of women and the importance they played were suppressed and the ancient religion was totally replaced with patriarchal-run institutionalized religion. Misogyny and the demonization of women and the Divine Feminine took over. God became only a man.”
― Trista Hendren, Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak

“Part of healing the wounded feminine and reclaiming feminine wisdom is for the women to reconnect, to come together as sisters with a common mission rather than stay isolated and reinforce a divisiveness which disempowers us all and weakens our efforts.” Jane Hardwicke Collings”
― Trista Hendren, Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak

“We cannot know the Divine until we first encounter our own naked selves through the macabre mirror of our realities.”
― Trista Hendren, Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak