Prayers to Sophia by Joyce Rupp

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I was at a meeting today where a quote from this book was used.

This is from her website:
Prayers to Sophia
A Companion to “The Star in My Heart”
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Thoughts from the Author**….
“…I believe that all our names for the Divine, whether male or female, are inadequate. All these metaphors are our feeble human attempts and projections as we try to draw near to the Mysterious One. Probably the only adequate name for the Holy One is that which was written long ago: “I Am Who I Am” (Exodus 3:14). In order to have a personal relationship, however, it is helpful to name the Divine. “Sophia” has become the best divine name for my prayer. I resonate immensely with her qualities of guidance, truth-bringing, and companionship. She is always with me as I search for the way home, which is what I am consistently doing on my spiritual path.”

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She is not a writer to recommend…she is NOT a writer to read.
 
This writer is in disagreement with Almighty God.

Danger, danger, danger … etc…
 
I liked some of her earlier books such as Your Sorrow Is My Sorrow (about the 7 Sorrows of Mary) and Praying Your Goodbyes (meditations and little rituals which seemed okay - correct me if I’m wrong - to mark occasions of grief and loss).

But since then, her books have gotten more eco-feminist and pantheistic, IMO, and I’m not comfortable with them either. :twocents:
 
Even though the quote was generic, nothing heretical, the reference made me wonder. I saw Prayers to Sophia and thought, ‘who is Sophia?’.

I hate that I’m suspicious of middle aged nuns who don’t wear habits, but that’s who used the reference. :mad:
 
I think that Sophia literally is Wisdom. The book of Wisdom in the Bible seems to describe her as a creature of God. For example
25 For she is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; therefore nothing defiled gains entrance into her. 26 For she is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness. 27 Though she is but one, she can do all things, and while remaining in herself, she renews all things; in every generation she passes into holy souls and makes them friends of God, and prophets;
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Wisdom 8:25-27
 
It is a word that means wisdom, you are correct. And there is use of personification, a literary device similar to metaphor, in the Scripture where Wisdom is given a female identity.

The book the OP mentioned, however, seems to take it a bit further with the personification almost as if Sophia is a goddess.
 
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It is a word that means wisdom, you are correct. And there is use of personification, a literary device similar to metaphor, in the Scripture where Wisdom is given a female identity.

The book the OP mentioned, however, seems to take it a bit further with the personification almost as if Sophia is a goddess.
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Yes -
on both points.
 
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