The Divine has been defined and described by hundreds and thousands of people within the world over and over again. There have been so many ways the Divine, or God, has been conceived. This is something that varies person to person based on many different factors including their environment, upbringing, personal beliefs, experiences, and countless other factors. Something that stands out is that Women usually are not associated with the Divine. God is usually believed or presumed to be a he. Women overall seem to be pushed off to the side when it comes to any type of powerful position in society. In class we have gone over many different books and movies, all in which conceive The Divine in many different ways. Tillich, the authors of Latina Evangélicas, and the people in the episode of The Hand of God, all have different thoughts on what the divine is and what he does. Tillich for example doesn’t even believe that one should define God. The Divine is unable to be defined because God is conceived in many different ways, but it should not be ignored that women are usually ignored as a possibility. …show more content…
They call her the “Wild Child of the Trinity,” because she is “anywhere and everywhere moving, calling forth, and stirring things up” (Martell-Otero, et al. 14). Essentially the holy spirit is the definition of girl power. Latina Evangélicas emphasize this femininity in order to empower the women within and outside of their community. They fully conceive the Divine as female which is a refreshing perspective seeing that almost every religion, culture, and even most people automatically see the Divine in the male form. Not only are women not seen as the Divine, but they really aren’t usually seen in many powerful positions. Although Women can do just about everything a man can do, they are often seen as weak, fragile, and made for home