Table of Contents
1 She Who Is Worth Seeking at All Costs 1
2 In god we can't trust: the problem with whitemalegod 22
3 She Who Guides Us along the Freedom Path 52
4 God of the gag reflex: whitemalegod's disgust for human need 78
5 She Who Cherishes Our Hot Mess 98
6 God of bulimia: whitemalegod's war on our bodies 118
7 She Whose Thick Thighs Save Lives 143
8 Machiavellian monster: whitemalegod's liturgy of fear 163
9 She Who Loves by Letting Go 182
10 God of white women 203
11 She Who Is Unapologetically Black 220
12 She Who Has the Final Word 233
Acknowledgments 252
Notes 255