Footnotes for Seven Portals of Feminine Formation

Beginnings

[1] Oxford Languages Google search, https://www.google.com/search?q=define+patriarchy.

[2] Joel Edmund Anderson, Resurrecting Orthodoxy website, “The Early Church Fathers Series: Polycarp of Smyrna (Part 3),” February 26, 2022. https://www.joeledmundanderson.com/the-early-church-fathers-series-polycarp-of-smyrna-part-3/.

[3] Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels (New York: Vintage Books, 1989), 43.

[4] Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels (New York: Vintage Books, 1989), 68.

[5] Luke 21:14,15, NIV.

[6] Alan Jacobs, and Vrej Nersessian, The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (London, England: Watkins Publishing, 2016), 50.

[7] Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna and Irenaeus, Bishop of Smyrna.

[8] Martin Luther, To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation: With a Biographical Introduction, Edited by Dr. David W. Sloan, Translated by Dr. Henry Wace and C.A. Buchheim (Independently published, 2020), 73.

[9] Joseph B. Lumpkin, The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos the Blessed: The Divine Feminine and The Gnostic Way (Blountsville, AL: Fifth Estate, Incorporated, 2014),17.

[10] Dan Morse, The Divine Spark Within: Excavating the Mysteries of Sophia and the Deep Christ (Sophonia Press, 2023), 272.

[11] Stephan A. Hoeller, “The Gnostic World View: A Brief Summary of Gnosticism.” Accessed December 11, 2024. http://www.gnosis.org/gnintro.htm.

Portal 1

[12] Johanna Fisher, “Hildegard von Bingen: Celebrating an Early Eco-Feminist,” March 26, 2022, https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/hildegard-von-bingen-celebrating-an-early-ecofeminist.

[13] Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels (New York: Vintage Books, 1989), 89.

[14] Stephen A. Hoeller,  Jung and the Lost Gospels (Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1989), 210.

[15] Joseph B. Lumpkin, The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos the Blessed: The Divine Feminine and The Gnostic Way (Blountsville, AL: Fifth Estate, Incorporated, 2014),17.

[16] James M. Robinson, The Nag Hammadi Library, (San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins Publishers, 1978), 147.

[17] Stephen A. Hoeller, Jung and the Lost Gospels (Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1989), 210.

[18] Dan Morse, The Divine Spark Within: Excavating the Mysteries of Sophia and the Deep Christ. (Sophonia Press, 2023), 172.

Portal 2

[19] Barbara Newman and Richard Kieckhefer, Mechthild of Hackeborn: The Book of Special Grace. (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2017), Introduction, no page number.

[20] Alan Jacobs and Vrej Nersessian, The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (London, England: Watkins Publishing, 2016), 173.

[21] Sue Monk Kidd, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman’s Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine, Revised, Updated edition (New York, NY: HarperOne, 2016), 107.

[22] Richard Rohr and Brene Brown, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, 2nd edition (Newark, NJ: Jossey-Bass, 2023), 426.

[23] Strong’s Lexicon, “3341.Metanoia,” https:biblehub.com/greek/3341.htm.

[24] “Break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

[25] James M. Robinson, The Nag Hammadi Library (San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins Publishers, 1978), 106.

[26] John 1:1-3, NIV.

[27] Joseph B. Lumpkin, The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos the Blessed: The Divine Feminine and The Gnostic Way (Blountsville, AL: Fifth Estate, Incorporated, 2014), 28.

[28] Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels (New York: Vintage Books, 1989), 60.

[29] Joseph B. Lumpkin, The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos the Blessed: The Divine Feminine and The Gnostic Way (Blountsville, AL: Fifth Estate, Incorporated, 2014),17.

[30] Joseph B. Lumpkin, The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos the Blessed: The Divine Feminine and The Gnostic Way (Blountsville, AL: Fifth Estate, Incorporated, 2014),17.

Portal 3

[31] Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue of St. Catherine Of Siena: A Conversation with God on Living Your Spiritual Life to the Fullest, New-Abridged edition (London, England: TAN Books, 1991), 214.

[32] Alan Jacobs and Vrej Nersessian, The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (London, England: Watkins Publishing, 2016), 26.

[33] Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice, Reissue edition (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1993), 2.

[34] Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice. Reissue edition (Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, 1993), 18.

[35] Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon, A General Theory of Love (NY: Random House, 2000), 104.

[36] Alice Mathews, Gender Roles and the People of God: Rethinking What We Were Taught about Men and Women in the Church (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017), 228.

[37] Mary Field Belenky, Womens’ Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2008), Loc. 888 Kindle.

[38] Alan Jacobs and Vrej Nersessian, The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (London, England: Watkins Publishing, 2016),177.

Portal 4

[39] Julian of Norwich, Julian of Norwich: Showings, Translated by Edmund Colledge and James Walsh (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1977),153.

[40] Elaine H. Pagels, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (New York: Vintage Books, 2003), 52. 

[41] James M. Robinson, The Nag Hammadi Library. (San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins Publishers, 1978), 156

[42] John Phillip Newell, The Rebirthing of God (Woodstock, VT: Skylight Paths Publishing, 2014), 5.

Portal 5

[43] Clare of Assisi, https://sstyves.com/2017/08/11/following-the-good-road/.

[44] Stephen A. Hoeller, Jung and the Lost Gospels (Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1989), 208.

[45] Richard Baxter, “Misogynistic Quotations from Church Fathers and Reformers,” https://margmowczko.com/misogynist-quotes-from-church-fathers.

[46] Joseph Campbell, Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine  (Novato, CA: New World Library, 2018), 61 Kindle.

[47] Joseph Campbell, Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine (Novato, CA: New World Library, 2018), 159 kindle.

Portal 6

[48] Brigid of Kildare, https://www.brigidscrossjohnstown.com.

[49] Elaine H. Pagels, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (New York: Vintage Books, 2003), 52.

[50] Sheryl Sandburg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (New York: Knopf, 2013).

Portal 7

[51] Teresa of Avila, “Christ Has No Body,” https://www.journeywithjesus.net/poemsandprayers/3637-Teresa_Of_Avila_Christ_Has_No_Body.

[52] James M. Robinson, The Nag Hammadi Library, (San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins Publishers, 1978), 128.

[53] William L. Kynes, “Union With Christ,” https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/union-with-christ. Wil Hernandez, “Henri Nouwen as Evangelical Mystic,” https://conversatio.org/henri-nouwen-as-evangelical-mystic/#:~:text=11-,Henri%20Nouwen's%20mysticism%20projected%20a%20healthy%20balance%20between%20the%20inward,be%20divorced%20from%20each%20other. Maya Angelou, “The Power of Thought,” https://www.ntunity.org/power-thought-dr-maya-angelou.

[54] Dan Morse, The Divine Spark Within: Excavating the Mysteries of Sophia and the Deep Christ (Sophonia Press, 2023), 236.

[55] Alan Jacobs and Vrej Nersessian, The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (London, England: Watkins Publishing, 2016), 1.

[56] Richard Rohr, “Unitive Consciousness in a Mystical Faith,” September 7, 2015, https://cac.org/daily-meditations/unitive-consciousness-in-a-mystical-faith-2015-09-07/