When God Was a Woman Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapters 1-2 Abstract

* Stone discusses the idea that God was a woman, but is now no longer a part of religion.
* Worship of female deities is found in many cultures, but is reduced to fairy tales.
* There are numerous creation myths in history, not just Adam and Eve.
* The...
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