Is a classic Christian song about a female God?
A look back at Amy Grant’s “El Shaddai”
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4 min readApr 28, 2023
I’ve been looking at odd themes of gender in Evangelical culture, typically not recognized ‘officially’. Take Amy Grant’s classic song, “El Shaddai.”
What could be odd about that? It’s sung in many a church. Aren’t Christians just praising God using an Old Testament name? Indeed, and it’s a name, interestingly, that scholars say refers to a female deity.
