The gender-responsive church: Models of religious community in realising alignment for women
This research investigates the persistent disparity in evaluation, treatment, and access to opportunities across gender lines that pervades everyday life. Gender-based inequities, biases, and exploitation are entrenched within structural and cultural spheres. Within this framework, the church as a f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Acta theologica
Year: 2025, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-105 |
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| Summary: | This research investigates the persistent disparity in evaluation, treatment, and access to opportunities across gender lines that pervades everyday life. Gender-based inequities, biases, and exploitation are entrenched within structural and cultural spheres. Within this framework, the church as a faith-based institution is called upon ecclesiologically to effectuate a ministry attuned to gender sensitivities. Employing qualitative methodologies, this study focuses on female congregants of the Nazarene Church in the Java-Bali district. Data collection was facilitated via Forum Group Discussions (FGDs) across five women’s groups in the said district. The objective of this research is to elucidate a paradigm for church ministry that aligns more closely with gender-responsive principles. Through this examination, the study delineates four innovative ministry models in pursuit of gender egalitarianism: facilitative, participatory, assistive, and advocative. |
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| ISSN: | 2309-9089 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Acta theologica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.38140/at.v45i1.8057 |
