Preaching Motherhood and Womanhood from the Christian Pulpit: Information Dissemination and Use

The sermons clergy preach every Sunday can provide tremendous insight into current religious thinking about motherhood and womanhood. A database of sermons preached by clergy from a sample of Christian churches in the United States was searched for sermons given on Mother's Day 2014. A grounded...

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Published in:Journal of religious and theological information
Main Author: Freeburg, Darin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2016]
In: Journal of religious and theological information
RelBib Classification:FD Contextual theology
KBQ North America
NCB Personal ethics
RE Homiletics
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B Information dissemination and use
B Feminism
B religious sermons
B Gender
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Summary:The sermons clergy preach every Sunday can provide tremendous insight into current religious thinking about motherhood and womanhood. A database of sermons preached by clergy from a sample of Christian churches in the United States was searched for sermons given on Mother's Day 2014. A grounded theory approach explored how clergy framed these constructs. Results show that although clergy tend to frame these concepts in stereotypical ways, there is great complexity in how this is done. Clergy use a variety of information sources to preach on the roles of women and mothers, providing insight into the very construction of these roles.
ISSN:1528-6924
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious and theological information
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10477845.2016.1168682