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Creating Genderless God-Language Through Lutheran Liturgy, Eileen A. Ruppel
Creating Genderless God-Language Through Lutheran Liturgy, Eileen A. Ruppel
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Drawing on the work of feminist and queer theologies, this paper examines and challenges traditional God-language, proposing the implementation of genderless language in Christian worship liturgies. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is used as a model for potential methods of shifting God-language. This work focuses on God-language in Lutheran liturgy, focusing on Scripture, hymns, doctrine, and prayer. This work seeks to prove that implementing genderless God-language throughout the liturgy will provide ELCA leaders the opportunity to be more inclusive, while representing God’s transcendence beyond human conceptions such as gender.
Rhetoric, Authority, And Children Of God: Charismatic Authority And Ecstasy In American Religions, Clarissa A. Stephenson
Rhetoric, Authority, And Children Of God: Charismatic Authority And Ecstasy In American Religions, Clarissa A. Stephenson
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As new religious movements have flooded the social landscape of the United States, they have inspired large counter-movements. These countermovements assumed a category of accepted religions which excluded religious movements that challenged the hegemonic way of life in the U.S. Some of these new religions - deemed "cults" by outsider groups- were seemingly able to exert total control over the actions of their followers, especially in relation to their physical and sexual relationships. Movements like Children of God- the religion to be studied in this paper- place a focus on the physical body as the road to spiritual salvation. The …
Influence Of Race, Religion And Socioeconomic Status On The Diet And Physical Activity Of A Household, Kaitlyn Murphy, Juliana Merighi
Influence Of Race, Religion And Socioeconomic Status On The Diet And Physical Activity Of A Household, Kaitlyn Murphy, Juliana Merighi
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With high rates of obesity among children, additional research is needed on how different social determinants play a role in a household’s health. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine specifically if race, religion or socioeconomic status (SES) has a greater influence on a child’s diet habits and physical activity (PA). Methods:This cross sectional study included an online questionnaire via SurveyMonkey that was administered to Sacred Heart University’s faculty and staff and posted on social media. The questionnaire had 10 items that assessed the eating and physical activity of a household in relation to their race, religion …