Where Do the Mermaids Stand? Toward a 'Gender-Creative' Pastoral Sensibility

This article argues that a pastoral sensibility that takes into account research into 'gender creativity' (the term coined by Diane Ehrensaft, adapted from Donald W. Winnicott's phrase 'individual creativity') in children allows places of worship to be better sanctuaries for...

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Published in:Pastoral psychology
Main Author: Rubano, Craig (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science Business Media B. V. [2016]
In: Pastoral psychology
RelBib Classification:HC New Testament
NBE Anthropology
NCF Sexual ethics
RG Pastoral care
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Donald W. Winnicott
B Worship
B GENDER differences (Psychology)
B Diane Ehrensaft
B Pastoral Theology
B Transgender
B Canaanite woman
B Children
B Creative ability
B Gender creativity
B Canaanites
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Summary:This article argues that a pastoral sensibility that takes into account research into 'gender creativity' (the term coined by Diane Ehrensaft, adapted from Donald W. Winnicott's phrase 'individual creativity') in children allows places of worship to be better sanctuaries for authentic living. One way this pastoral sensibility can be expressed is through a gender-creative reading of scripture, demonstrated here by positioning the visit of the Canaanite woman to Jesus in Matthew 15:21-29 as a model for advocacy on behalf of gender-nonconforming children.
ISSN:1573-6679
Contains:Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11089-015-0680-2