The Use of Patriarchal Language in the Church of God of Prophecy: A Case Study
This article analyses the language of sermons preached within the Church of God of Prophecy with the aim of finding out whether the language used is inclusive of women, with the ultimate goal of exploring whether the church helps to liberate and empower women or oppress them. It attempted to discove...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2016]
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Black theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 252-276 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology KBQ North America KDG Free church NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Black women
B Womanist Theology B Preaching B inclusive language B Church of God of Prophecy B Feminist Theology B Sermons |
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| Summary: | This article analyses the language of sermons preached within the Church of God of Prophecy with the aim of finding out whether the language used is inclusive of women, with the ultimate goal of exploring whether the church helps to liberate and empower women or oppress them. It attempted to discover if women were seen as central to God's plan and whether God's feminine nature was revealed throughout the sermons. The research is illuminating in that it reveals the invisibility and voiceless-ness of women within the sermons. Many women were displayed in a deeply negative light and thus the contemporary woman listener is encouraged to remain invisible and silent. She is also exhorted to remain in her place of submission. The women preachers also used the same patriarchal words as the men. God and Jesus are seen totally in the male gender including Lord, King and Father. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1670 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Black theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2016.1224550 |