Podcast: Women Awakening Project

The Hidden Feminine in Christianity

Episode in Women Awakening Project with Priest and Author, Elisabeth Thorsen.

Women have always been at the heart of Christianity. Yet their stories, bodies, and spiritual authority have often been hidden, mistranslated, or interpreted through male experience. In this intimate conversation, Erica Bassani meets Norwegian theologian, author, and ordained priest Elisabeth Thorsen to explore what becomes visible when Christianity is read through women’s lives and experiences.

Together, they explore:

• Elisabeth’s childhood calling to become a priest

• Entering a religious tradition historically shaped by men

• Hidden women and feminine wisdom within the Bible

• Mary as a strong, educated woman in direct relationship with God

• How translations can reflect political and patriarchal systems

• The power of softness—and how to protect it

• Spirituality through movement, nature, writing, prayer, and human encounter

• The women who remained with Jesus through death and resurrection