Liturgical Language

Feminist Studies in Liturgy

Convener: Khalia J. Williams (khalia.j.williams@emory.edu) Associate Dean of Worship and Music and Associate Professor in the Practice of Worship at Emory University, Candler School of Theology.

Members in Attendance: Hwa-Young Chong, Jill Crainshaw, Ruth Duck, Heather Elkins, Elizabeth Freese, Colleen Hartung, Eunjoo Kim, HyeRan KimCragg, Marcia McFee, Elizabeth Moore, Beth Richardson, Susan Roll, Deborah Sokolove, Sylvia Sweeney, Janet Walton, Khalia Williams, Chelsea Yarborough.

Visitors in Attendance: Barbara Tuckson.

Description of Work: The Feminist Studies in Liturgy group convened virtually this year on Monday, Jan 3. 2022 and Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. The focus of our gathering across 2 days were to honor Ruth Duck (Jan. 3) and celebrate the accomplishments of the group members (Jan. 4). In honoring Ruth Duck, we have produced a video tribute of the recorded Zoom meeting where many members offered words of reflection and gratitude to Ruth Duck, as well as a response from Ruth to the group. This celebration of Ruth’s work and impact on Feminist liturgical studies extended into social media, and we were able to capture reflections from former students and colleagues of Ruth’s, also captured in the video. A few of the highlighted reflections came from Heather Elkins (entitled “The Journey is Home”), Janet Walton, Sylvia Sweeney, and Hwa-Young Chong.

Other Work and Plans for the Future: The Feminist Studies in Liturgy group will plan next year’s meeting in Summer 2022.