Feminist Liturgy
Subtitle: A Matter of Justice (American Essays in Liturgy (Collegeville, Minn.).)
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: January 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9780814625965
Subjects: Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Feminism; Religious life; Feminist Theology; Roman Catholic Church; Social Science; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Classic Works; Religion; Inspirational - Catholic; Christian Life - Inspirational - Catholic; Christian Rituals & Practice - General; Christian Theology - Feminine; Christianity - Education - General; Christian Education - General; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Catholic Church; Catholic women; Liturgy
First sentence: When historians look back at the twentieth century from a longer vantage point than this one, they will point out with more assurance the threads of pivotal secular and religious movements that are woven into the history of feminist liturgy.
Description: "Feminist liturgy is liturgy that has been shaped by women and some men who recognized that something was missing in the worship of our synagogues and churches. And not only was something missing, but at times what was expressed was not true, especially for women and other marginalized people. Feminist liturgies began when women and a few men asked themselves what would be true, what would be just. The answers were not found in discussions about liturgy but rather in trying to use symbols, texts, and forms that expressed relationships with God, one another, all created life, more accurately and more authentically. This book traces the story of feminist liturgy: how, when, and why it began the principles that guide it; what it looks like, and what its future may be."--Jacket.