That's why even feminists who regard most religious systems as basically irredeemable, based as they are on false patriarchal patterns, can continue to explore the rich storehouse of the traditions, finding in them new ways of looking at the old stories. In a recent interview Michael Leunig explained why he talks about God. Maybe it represents something profound that I don't understand but at least I can talk to. Perhaps, though, modern women need better metaphors. In her novel Virgin Territory , English novelist Sara Maitland speaks of Sophia dancing in the chaos.
Dance is pattern-making.
So is logical thought, and so is writing. Perhaps in the theological maelstrom created by modern physics, this is the only comfort we can have. We don't have to iron men's shirts or priests' surplices any more.