Home » May She Speak in the Name of the Father
Product Image

May She Speak in the Name of the Father

Liz Shercliff
€43.99
Quantity:
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Liz Shercliff
Author_Liz Shercliff
Category=JBSF1
Category=QRMB
deconstruction
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_new_release
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
homiletics
institutions
marginal voices
ministerial training
ministry formation
pedagogy
power
preaching
women and ministry
women's voices

Product details

  • ISBN 9780334067160
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Feb 2026
  • Publisher: SCM Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description

Is the process of ‘formation’ or ministerial education in the Church of England, Baptist churches and other mainstream Christian denominations in the UK an exercise in power that needs to be resisted if marginalised voices are to be heard? May She Speak in the Name of the Father examines how women’s voices and experiences can be silenced and discredited during training, particularly in relation to preaching, examining first the context and culture of formation, particularly in the Church of England, then approaches to homiletics and show how widely accepted approaches act to silence women’s voices. Liz Shercliff goes well beyond a critique of institutions and practices by offering practical suggestions for inclusive pedagogical approaches.

Based on years of experience and conversation with women training for Anglican ministry, and a lively commitment to embodied preaching Shercliff has produced a grounded and inspiring piece of work that is essential reading for all involved in preaching and ministerial education. This volume is an important contribution to homiletics, theological education and ministerial training.
About Liz Shercliff
Dr Liz Shercliff has spent her professional life in education, often working with minoritised women, for which she has won a number of national awards. She established an annual conference focussed on women’s faith and ministry in 2014, which continues to grow. She is on the academic staff of the Luther King Centre, Manchester and is a visiting lecturer at Emmanuel Theological College, Nazarene Theological College, the College of Preachers and Derby Diocese. Her doctoral research investigated women’s training to preach in the Church of England.

More from this author