The institutionalisation of Christian women's organisations : from docile recipients to agents of change
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Authors
Plaatjies Van Huffel, Mary-Anne
Issue Date
2011
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Article
Language
en
Keywords
Institutionalisation , Christian women's organisations
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Abstract
The institutionalisation of Christian women’s organisations in the Uniting Reformed
Church in Southern Africa played a pivotal role in constituting women as docile objects
in theological discourse. However, Christian women’s organisations later developed as
sites for change. This conversion from docile recipients to agents of change was due to
the influence of ecumenism. This article reflects on the following: the historical
background to the institutionalisation of Christian women’s organisations in the Uniting
Reformed Church in Southern Africa; the involvement of the Women Mission Society in
constituting women of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC) and Dutch
Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) into Christian women’s organisations that were
divided along the lines of race and gender; the discursive contributions of Christian
women’s organisations; and Christian women’s organisations as sites of change.
Description
Peer reviewed
Citation
Plaatjies van Haffel, M-A. 2011,'The institutionalisation of Christian women's organisations : from docile recipients to agents of change',Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. XXXVII, no. 1, pp. 105-119.
Publisher
Church History Society of Southern Africa
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1017-0499