Women and Culture in Christian Worship: Examining Restrictions against Feminists' Liturgical Engagement in the Sacred Space
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines some constraints facing women in the sacred space regarding their liturgical engagements in Christian worship. It analyses how these perceptions continue to reshape understandings of the sacred space. Historically, patriarchal systems that determine religious authority or spiritual leadership, as well as cultural interpretations of Scripture, have limited women's involvement in worship in many Christian traditions. However, recent surges of prayer ministries operated by women have introduced new ways of seeing their role in engaging prayer, praise, and liturgical expression as acts of spiritual resistance and renewal. In-depth studies of women's prayer and praise practices, including historical, theological, and cultural aspects, show that they are more than devotional acts. Theological statements also support equality, inclusion, and the divine presence beyond gendered limits. This study examines how feminist viewpoints reinterpret religious sensitivities to recover women's role in worship. It concludes that feminist liturgical engagement in the sacred space invites the church to rethink worship as a transformative encounter where spirituality and gender converge for holistic renewal of Christian faith and community.
Author: Matthew Voke E. Amuro
Institution: The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7104017452
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