Hi Sarah,

I agree with you about how Ramous seems to replace the woman in homosocial relationships with the figure of Christ; I think that ties nicely into our discussion about how Christ(/especially the Holy Spirit) was traditionally seen as more “feminine” than “masculine” — an object of desirability, regardless of Christ’s biological sex. As you suggested, I think this vision of Christ may have helped people to build a more concrete and physical relationship with religion, extending God into all realms of their life (vs. just spiritual).