Church of Sweden Adopts Inclusive Language for God

December 27, 2017

“According to the Church of Sweden, it’s preferable not to refer to God as a “he.” The official decision to use gender-neutral language will be a change in the way that many Swedish churchgoers worship — and one that has divided the country. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on the debate and how it may echo in other countries.”

Read the full transcript from PBS News Hour here.

 

Anne Linstatter
Anne Linstatter has been a member of EEWC-Christian Feminism Today since 1974. Like Beth Allison Barr, she is a medievalist (in literature, not history). Anne taught “Women & Religion” at California State University, Northridge, and is working on a memoir about being a feminist Christian for more than fifty years.