"[B]y Vivienne Faull, Chaplain, Clare College, Cambridge, and Jane Sinclair, Lecturer in Liturgy, St. John's College, Nottingham, Member of the Church of England's Liturgical Commission".
Includes bibliographical references.
"It is only relatively recently that the subject of sexist (or 'exclusive') liturgical language has attracted much attention in Britain. Following the 'inclusive' language revisions which took place in Canada, the USA and elsewhere during the 1970s and early 1980s, the main Christian denominations in Britain are looking afresh at their liturgical and theological language. This Study marks an attempt to raise some of the profound liturgical and theological questions inherent in revising modern Anglican liturgy in Britain today." -- Intro. p. [2].
Contents: Introduction dated Pentecost 1988 / Vivienne Faull, Jane Sinclair -- The context: 'for the love of the daughters of Abraham and the good of the people of God' -- Liturgical language: what is at issue ? -- Guidelines for liturgical revision -- The revision of liturgical texts.
"These [12] essays are part of a lively debate in the Church of England -- a debate of which the narrow end, as it were, is the ordination of women to the priesthood, and the broad end is the full evaluation of women within the Christian community, and maybe within society as a whole" -- Intro., p. 1.
Contents: Introduction / Monica Furlong -- Women and the Ministry : A Case for Theological Seriousness / Rowan Williams -- The Ordination of Women in the Roman Catholic Church / Eric Doyle -- Women and Authority in the Scriptures / George Carey -- 'The Faltering Words of Men' : Exclusive Language in the Liturgy / Janet Morley -- The Ordination of Women and the `Maleness' of the Christ / R.A. Norris, Jr. -- Jesus the Jew and Women / Jane Williams -- Crumbs from the Table : Towards a Whole Priesthood / Anne Hoad -- Mary : My Sister / Jill Robson -- Stereotyping the Sexes in Society and in the Church / Henriette Santer / Called to Priesthood : Interrupting Women's Experience / Mary Tanner -- The Right Time / John Austin Baker -- Snakes and Ladders : Reflections on Hierarchy and the Fall / Peter Clark.
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"These [12] essays are part of a lively debate in the Church of England -- a debate of which the narrow end, as it were, is the ordination of women to the priesthood, and the broad end is the full evaluation of women within the Christian community, and maybe within society as a whole" -- Intro., p. 1.
Contents: Introduction / Monica Furlong -- Women and the Ministry : A Case for Theological Seriousness / Rowan Williams -- The Ordination of Women in the Roman Catholic Church / Eric Doyle -- Women and Authority in the Scriptures / George Carey -- 'The Faltering Words of Men' : Exclusive Language in the Liturgy / Janet Morley -- The Ordination of Women and the `Maleness' of the Christ / R.A. Norris, Jr. -- Jesus the Jew and Women / Jane Williams -- Crumbs from the Table : Towards a Whole Priesthood / Anne Hoad -- Mary : My Sister / Jill Robson -- Stereotyping the Sexes in Society and in the Church / Henriette Santer / Called to Priesthood : Interrupting Women's Experience / Mary Tanner -- The Right Time / John Austin Baker -- Snakes and Ladders : Reflections on Hierarchy and the Fall / Peter Clark.
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"A report by the Liturgical Commission of the General Synod of the Church of England."
"First published December 1988 by the General Synod of the Church of England in a special edition for General Synod members. Trade edition published January 1989 by Church House Publishing". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references and bibliography: p. 69.
"This report is published in fulfillment of the undertaking given in the Standing Committee's Report 'The Worship of the Church' (GS 698), which was received by the General Synod in November 1985". -- Chairman's Preface.
"Sensitivity to the use of apparently male terms to cover both sexes has increased over the past decade. The final editing of 'The Alternative Service Book 1980' just predated the rise of this concern. The Liturgical Commission of the General Synod was asked in 1985 to study the issue. Their report provides: (1) a comprehensive essay setting the matter in context, which discusses the Feminist critique of 'sexist' language, the various responses that have been made, and possible ways of handling the main problem words; (2) a schedule of optional adaptations for passages in the ASB where the language may be felt to exclude women, for wider discussion in the Church and then for use where this is felt to be appropriate. The aim is not to lay down whether such adaptations should be used, but to provide the best alternative in each case; (3) a small number of supplementary texts which give greater emphasis to the feminine and contribute to the programme of 'Making Women Visible'. After a period of debate the House of Bishops will decide whether these adaptations would be regarded as coming within the ambit of Canon B 5 as 'variations which are not of substantial importance'". -- back cover.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Members of the Commission -- Chairman's Preface dated November 1988 / Colin Winton i.e. Colin James bishop of Winchester -- Introduction and Summary -- Women and Language -- Changing Words -- Suggested Alternatives -- Supplementary Texts -- Appendix 1: The Revision of Agreed Texts: The Liturgical Commission's Response to ELLC's [English Language Liturgical Consultation] Proposed Guidelines -- Appendix 2: ICEL [International Commission on English in the Liturgy] Guidelines for Inclusive Language -- Bibliography.
"First published in 2008 by the Canterbury Press Norwich. First published in North America in 2009 by Church Publishing, Incorporated ... New York, New York". -- verso of t.-p.
"Steven Shakespeare's sensitive and beautiful 'Prayers for an Inclusive Church' were originally written for use in the Church of England and follow the naming conventions of that Church's Calendar". -- Editor's Note for the Church Publishing Edition.
"Originally written for use in the Church of England and revised here in a special American edition, these prayers echo the themes of the three-year Revised Common Lectionary used in the Episcopal Church and other churches in the United States and Canada. The prayers are ideal for use as part of the Prayers of the People on Sunday and at weekday celebrations of the Eucharist. A group of Eucharistic Prayers and related seasonal material completes this fine volume". -- back cover.
Contents: Editor's Note for the Church Publishing Edition -- Introduction -- Year A Collects -- Year B Collects -- Year C Collects -- Festival Collects -- Seasonal Material -- Index of Scripture Readings.
"First published 1992 in the United States by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ... and in Europe by Gracewing ... Leominster". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A revolution is now taking place in the worship and discourse of English-speaking Christianity. Fads in theology come and go, of course, and rarely do they impact the parochial discourse directly and formatively. Not so, however, with the new feminist theology .... it embodies this critique in very practical directives that alter the church's speech and prayer: the triune name is suppressed, prayer to the Father is asserted to be exclusive of women believers and therefore discountenanced, the appropriation of feminine images of God in worship and meditation is encouraged, and the use of the masculine pronoun is proscribed. This is one theological revolution that truly seeks to alter permanently the face and constitution of Christian faith. .... What is surprising, however, is the paucity of critical response from the theologians of the church. Despite the radicality of the feminist reconstructions of the doctrine of God in a rapidly increasing volume of theological work, and despite the dramatic changes both proposed and enacted in the church's liturgy, piety and discourse, most theologians have simply either ignored the feminist arguments or accepted them with various degrees of enthusiasm and assent. This book seeks to remedy this situation, at least partially. .... The present contributors represent a wide range of ecclesiastical traditions -- Anglican, Reformed, Lutheran, Catholic, Orthodox, Methodist, evangelical". -- Intro.
Contents: Contributors -- Introduction dated Feast of the Holy Trinity, 26 May 1991 / Alvin F. Kimel, Jr. -- Exchanging God for "No Gods" : A Discussion of Female Language for God / Elizabeth Achtemeier -- Language for God and Feminist Language: Problems and Principles / Roland M. Frye -- The Gender of God and the Theology of Metaphor / Garrett Green -- Proteus and Procrustes: A Study in the Dialectic of Language in Disagreement with Sallie McFague / Colin Gunton -- Can a Feminist Call God "Father" / Janet Martin Soskice -- "The Father, He ..." / Robert W. Jenson -- Naming the One Who is above Us / Gerhard O. Forde -- The Christian Apprehension of God the Father / Thomas F. Torrance -- Apophatic Theology and the Naming of God in Eastern Orthodox Tradition / Thomas Hopko -- Knowing and Naming the Triune God: The Grammar of Trinitarian Confession / J.A. DiNoia -- The God Who Likes His Name: Holy Trinity, Feminism, and the Language of Faith / Alvin F. Kimel, Jr. -- Trinitarian Worship / Geoffrey Wainwright -- The Question of Woman's Experience of God / Elizabeth A. Morelli -- Creation as Christ: A Problematic Theme in Some Feminist Theology / David A. Scott -- Worldview, Language, and Radical Feminism: An Evangelical Appraisal / Stephen M. Smith -- The Movement and the Story: Whatever Happened to "Her" ? / Blanche A. Jenson -- The Incarnation of God in Feminist Christology: A Theological Critique / Ray S. Anderson -- Christianity or Feminism ? / Leslie Zeigler -- Index.
"First published 1992 in the United States by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ... and in Europe by Gracewing ... Leominster". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A revolution is now taking place in the worship and discourse of English-speaking Christianity. Fads in theology come and go, of course, and rarely do they impact the parochial discourse directly and formatively. Not so, however, with the new feminist theology .... it embodies this critique in very practical directives that alter the church's speech and prayer: the triune name is suppressed, prayer to the Father is asserted to be exclusive of women believers and therefore discountenanced, the appropriation of feminine images of God in worship and meditation is encouraged, and the use of the masculine pronoun is proscribed. This is one theological revolution that truly seeks to alter permanently the face and constitution of Christian faith. .... What is surprising, however, is the paucity of critical response from the theologians of the church. Despite the radicality of the feminist reconstructions of the doctrine of God in a rapidly increasing volume of theological work, and despite the dramatic changes both proposed and enacted in the church's liturgy, piety and discourse, most theologians have simply either ignored the feminist arguments or accepted them with various degrees of enthusiasm and assent. This book seeks to remedy this situation, at least partially. .... The present contributors represent a wide range of ecclesiastical traditions -- Anglican, Reformed, Lutheran, Catholic, Orthodox, Methodist, evangelical". -- Intro.
Contents: Contributors -- Introduction dated Feast of the Holy Trinity, 26 May 1991 / Alvin F. Kimel, Jr. -- Exchanging God for "No Gods" : A Discussion of Female Language for God / Elizabeth Achtemeier -- Language for God and Feminist Language: Problems and Principles / Roland M. Frye -- The Gender of God and the Theology of Metaphor / Garrett Green -- Proteus and Procrustes: A Study in the Dialectic of Language in Disagreement with Sallie McFague / Colin Gunton -- Can a Feminist Call God "Father" / Janet Martin Soskice -- "The Father, He ..." / Robert W. Jenson -- Naming the One Who is above Us / Gerhard O. Forde -- The Christian Apprehension of God the Father / Thomas F. Torrance -- Apophatic Theology and the Naming of God in Eastern Orthodox Tradition / Thomas Hopko -- Knowing and Naming the Triune God: The Grammar of Trinitarian Confession / J.A. DiNoia -- The God Who Likes His Name: Holy Trinity, Feminism, and the Language of Faith / Alvin F. Kimel, Jr. -- Trinitarian Worship / Geoffrey Wainwright -- The Question of Woman's Experience of God / Elizabeth A. Morelli -- Creation as Christ: A Problematic Theme in Some Feminist Theology / David A. Scott -- Worldview, Language, and Radical Feminism: An Evangelical Appraisal / Stephen M. Smith -- The Movement and the Story: Whatever Happened to "Her" ? / Blanche A. Jenson -- The Incarnation of God in Feminist Christology: A Theological Critique / Ray S. Anderson -- Christianity or Feminism ? / Leslie Zeigler -- Index.
"The legal life of the Alternative Service Book ends in the year 2000, and few observers expect it to continue unamended beyond that time. What will take its place ? In [this book] nine leading liturgists argue that a completely fresh approach is needed in several areas, including the lectionary, the eucharistic prayers, the daily offices, rites of initiation and funeral rites. A new solution to the question of the use of traditional or modern language in the liturgy is proposed, and a separate chapter examines the issue of inclusive language". -- back cover.
Contents: The Contributors -- Preparing the Way / Donald Gray -- What Kind of Book ? / Bryan Spinks -- Worship in the Spirit / John Fenwick -- Initiation / Mark Dalby -- The Daily Office / Paul Bradshaw -- The Lectionary / Martin Dudley -- The Eucharistic Prayer / Kenneth Stevensons -- The Funeral Liturgy / Michael Perham -- The Ambience of Liturgy / Martin Dudley -- The Language of Worship / Michael Perham -- Affirming the Feminine / Michael Perham -- The Processes of Revision and Authorization / Derek Pattinson -- Postscript / Donald Gray.