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What the early church thought about God's gender

  • Written by David Wheeler-Reed, Visiting Assistant Professor, Albertus Magnus College
All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Carolyn Fitzpatrick

The Episcopal Church has decided to revise its 1979 prayer book, so that God is no longer referred to by masculine pronouns.

The prayer book, first published in 1549 and now in its fourth edition, is the symbol of unity for the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Communion is...

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