May She Speak in the Name of the Father

Patriarchy, Preaching and the Gospel

Liz Shercliff (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2026
SCM Press (Verlag)
978-0-334-06716-0 (ISBN)

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Is the process of ‘formation’ or ministerial education in the Church of England, UK Baptist churches and other mainstream Christian denominations in the UK an exercise in power that needs to be resisted if marginalised voices are to be heard? May She Speak in the Name of the Father examines how women’s voices and experiences can be silenced and discredited during training, particularly in relation to preaching, examining first the context and culture of formation, particularly in the Church of England, then approaches to homiletics and show how widely accepted approaches act to silence women’s voices. Liz Shercliff goes well beyond a critique of institutions and practices by offering practical suggestions for inclusive pedagogical approaches.

Based on years of experience and conversation with women training for Anglican ministry, and a lively commitment to embodied preaching Shercliff has produced a grounded and inspiring piece of work that is essential reading for all involved in preaching and ministerial education. This volume is an important contribution to homiletics, theological education and ministerial training.

Dr Liz Shercliff has spent her professional life in education, often working with minoritised women, for which she has won a number of national awards. She established an annual conference focussed on women’s faith and ministry in 2014, which continues to grow. She is on the academic staff of the Luther King Centre, Manchester and is a visiting lecturer at Emmanuel Theological College, Nazarene Theological College, the College of Preachers and Derby Diocese. Her doctoral research investigated women’s training to preach in the Church of England.

Table of contents
1Formation: not an intransitive verb
2Is contemporary preaching really liberative?
3Women’s voices: absent, lacking, in need of correction
4Women’s voices as resistance
5Resisting formational power to become ourselves
6Denormale-ising teaching and preaching

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.2.2026
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	0-334-06716-2 / 0334067162
ISBN-13	978-0-334-06716-0 / 9780334067160
Zustand	Neuware