Editor? What is this about God being "he/him" (sic)? Maybe a translation problem? Such is a slur against God to limit It that way, and offends my sense of grammar. Interesting to check Merriam-Webster dictionary online and compare to 1943. Now a 'goddess' is a female god. But I don't find 'male' in the description of God anymore, except as "god . . . a person and especially a man who is greatly loved or admired." Editorially, if you quote someone who is mistakenly saying "he" or "him" in reference to God, aren't you supposed to put a '(sic)'? That way we know you know your English. And you are not fomenting patriarchy. And putting down women. And making a mistake in theology.