Professor Maggi Dawn, from our Department of Theology and Religion, suggests a solution to the inclusive language dilemma.
Among the issues that emerged from the General Synod, one that caused some comment was the proposal that we might adopt non-gendered language in worship, with the aim of making it more inclusive.
This particular debate is by no means unique to the Church of England. Other denominations have been wrestling with it for years, adapting prayers, hymns, and liturgy in an attempt to express the worship of God in ways that is both faithful to the tradition, and welcoming to worshipers.
Read the rest of this article in the Church Times.
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