Tina Beattie concludes that woman is not a form of being but a way of becoming, a dynamic and unfolding discovery of self in relation to God, humanity and nature, which is always in process, never completed. From a Christian perspective, this project of becoming a sexed human being - man or woman - needs to be understood as part of a larger and more encompassing human vocation to become divine according to the orthodox concept of "theosis", through the ongoing incarnation of God in Christ, the Church and the world.
Author Biography
Tina Beattie is a Roman Catholic lay theologian. She teaches in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Roehampton College, University of Surrey. Her other books include 'God's Mother, Eve's Advocate' and 'Eve's Pilgrimage'.
