[lg policy] UK: Oxford denies altering gendered terms

[Harold Schiffman]

 Oxford denies altering gendered terms

dna Correspondent <http://www.dnaindia.com/authors/dna-correspondent-2> | Fri,
27 Jan 2017-08:10am , DNA

Many colleges abroad are adopting gender neutral language to refer to God,
replacing words like ‘Father’, ‘Son’ and ‘He’

Just a day after Oxford University college for priests in the United
Kingdom issued an inclusive language policy asking the staff and students
to use gender neutral terminology when referring to god, the college's
principal in a statement denied such suggestions being made.

Wycliffe Hall which trains clergy for the Church of England, in its
inclusive language policy recommends that 'the one who' should be used
instead of 'He' in references to God and advocates choosing hymns in which
references to 'son' can be changed to 'child'.

In a statement to Huffington Post the college's principal Revd Dr Michael
Lloyd said, "There is no suggestion that traditional gender pronouns
concerning God should be altered in any way."

"Indeed the Hall's policy reaffirms that we should continue to speak of God
as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as Christians have always done," read the
statement.

In December last year heatstreet.com reported University of Sussex to be
the first university to adopt mandatory gender inclusive language. A month
later divinity schools at Vanderbilt and Duke Universities issued same
guidelines on using 'gender neutral language' while referring to God.

Following the suit, Pennsylvania's Swarthmore College announced a course
titled 'Is God a White Supermacist?' focusing on representations of race in
religious discourses and social practice.
http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-oxford-denies-altering-gendered-terms-2296489


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