Feminists Borrowing Language and Practice from Other Religious Traditions: Some Ethical Implications

Seeking new language for the Divine has encouraged Christian and Jewish feminists to explore other religious traditions which are richer in feminine language for God, and in some cases to borrow parts of what they find for their own use. However, these other religious traditions are often socially a...

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Main Author: Grant, Rhiannon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2012, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 146-159
Further subjects:B Justice
B Liturgy
B cultural appropriation ethics
B Oppression
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Summary:Seeking new language for the Divine has encouraged Christian and Jewish feminists to explore other religious traditions which are richer in feminine language for God, and in some cases to borrow parts of what they find for their own use. However, these other religious traditions are often socially and politically less powerful, and borrowing their language and practice has ethical implications. Especially because the ethical dimensions of liturgy are bound up with theological issues, religious feminists have a moral duty to consider these questions in which there are rarely if ever any easy answers.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0966735011425303