What would it look like if women built a lectionary focusing on women's stories?
What does it look like to tell the good news through the stories of women who are often on the margins of scripture and often set up to represent bad news? How would a lectionary centering women's stories, chosen with womanist and feminist commitments in mind, frame the presentation of the scriptures for proclamation and teaching?
The scriptures are androcentric, male-focused, as is the lectionary that is dependent upon them. As a result, many congregants know only the biblical men's stories told in the Sunday lectionary read in their churches. A more expansive, more inclusive lectionary will remedy that by introducing readers and hearers of scripture to ""women's stories"" in the scriptures.
A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, when completed, will be a three-year lectionary accompanied by a stand-alone single year lectionary, Year W, that covers all four gospels. Year A features the Gospel of Matthew with John interwoven as is the case in the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) and Episcopal Lectionary.
By:
Wilda C. Gafney
Imprint: Church Publishing Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781640651623
ISBN 10: 1640651624
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 26 October 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments About the Cover Images Abbreviations Biblical Resources Introduction Text Selection Using A Women’s Lectionary About the Translations The Lessons with Commentary Advent I / 1 Advent II / 4 Advent III / 7 Advent IV / 11 Christmas I / 15 Christmas II / 17 Christmas III / 21 First Sunday after Christmas / 23 Feast of the Holy Name, January 1 / 26 Second Sunday after Christmas / 29 Feast of the Epiphany / 33 Epiphany I / 36 Epiphany II / 39 Feast of the Presentation, February 2 / 43 Epiphany III / 46 Epiphany IV / 50 Epiphany V / 54 Epiphany VI / 57 Epiphany VII / 61 Epiphany VIII / 65 Last Week of Epiphany (Transfiguration) / 68 Lent—Ash Wednesday / 72 Lent 1 / 76 Lent II / 80 Lent III / 82 Lent IV / 85 Lent V / 88 Feast of the Annunciation, March 25 / 91 Palm Sunday—Liturgy of the Palms / 94 Palm Sunday—Liturgy of the Word / 96 Monday in Holy Week / 104 Tuesday in Holy Week / 108 Wednesday in Holy Week / 111 Maundy Thursday / 114 Good Friday / 118 Holy Saturday / 127 Easter—The Great Vigil / 132 Easter Day—Early Service / 143 Easter Day—Principal Service / 143 Easter Day—Evening Service / 149 Monday in Easter Week / 153 Tuesday in Easter Week / 155 Wednesday in Easter Week / 157 Thursday in Easter Week / 159 Friday in Easter Week / 161 Saturday in Easter Week / 163 Second Sunday of Easter / 165 Third Sunday of Easter / 169 Fourth Sunday of Easter / 172 Fifth Sunday of Easter / 174 Sixth Sunday of Easter / 177 Feast of the Ascension / 180 Seventh Sunday of Easter / 182 Pentecost Vigil (or Early Service) / 186 Pentecost Principal Service / 192 Trinity Sunday / 196 Season after Pentecost / 199 Proper 1 (Closest to May 11) / 199 Proper 2 (Closest to May 18) / 203 Proper 3 (Closest to May 25) / 206 Proper 4 (Closest to June 1) / 209 Proper 5 (Closest to June 8) / 213 Proper 6 (Closest to June 15) / 216 Proper 7 (Closest to June 22) / 219 Proper 8 (Closest to June 29) / 223 Proper 9 (Closest to July 6) / 227 Proper 10 (Closest to July 13) / 231 Proper 11 (Closest to July 20) / 235 Feast of Mary Magdalene, July 22 / 239 Proper 12 (Closest to July 27) / 242 Proper 13 (Closest to August 3) / 246 Proper 14 (Closest to August 10) / 249 Feast of the Ever-Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15 / 253 Proper 15 (Closest to August 17) / 257 Proper 16 (Closest to August 24) / 260 Proper 17 (Closest to August 31) / 263 Proper 18 (Closest to September 7) / 267 Proper 19 (Closest to September 14) / 271 Proper 20 (Closest to September 21) / 274 Proper 21 (Closest to September 28) / 278 Proper 22 (Closest to October 5) / 282 Proper 23 (Closest to October 12) / 287 Proper 24 (Closest to October 19) / 291 Proper 25 (Closest to October 26) / 295 Feast of All Saints, November 1 / 299 Proper 26 (Closest to November 2) / 302 Proper 27 (Closest to November 9) / 306 Proper 28 (Closest to November 16) / 310 Majesty of Christ (Closest to November 23) / 313 Appendix: God Names and Divine Titles Bibliography Scripture Index
WILDA C. GAFNEY (WIL) is a Hebrew Biblical scholar and Episcopal priest, a former Army chaplain, and congregational pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. She is a graduate of Duke University (PhD) and Howard University (M Div). In addition to her biblical scholarship, she has written for Sojourners,Huffington Post,Feasting on the Word, and Working Preacher. She is also an editor and essayist and author of several other books and teaches at Brite Divinity School. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
Reviews for A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church: Year A
“Gafney's paradigm-shifting scholarship will influence biblical preaching and teaching for generations to come."" —National Catholic Reporter "". . . some of the best of recent biblical scholarship . . . "" —Anglican Theological Review “Gafney has intentionally set out to elevate the voices and presence of girls and women within the biblical text.” —Christian Feminism Today “Gafney’s thoughtful commentaries and provocative translations will breathe new life into your preaching and stretch your congregation’s theological imagination . . .” —The Rev. Kate Spelman, Episcopal Preaching Foundation “ . . . a beautifully written and profoundly challenging volume.” —The College of Preachers
