Unspeakable things unspoken. Otherness and victimisation in Judges 19-21: An Irigarayan reading.
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Hamley, Isabelle MaryvonneAdvisors
Firth, David G.Publication Date
2017-07
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It is June 2001, in a small church in deepest Arkansas. ‘Brother John’ is speaking at a youth service. The text he has chosen: Judges 19. ‘This is the story of a woman who left her husband. She disrespected authority and leaders. She got what she deserved. This is what will happen to you if you disobey your leaders.’ This is by far the worst sermon I have ever heard, and it started my journey with Judges 19-21. It is the only time I have ever heard this text referred to in public worship. There was nothing in my Christian journey until then that could have given me the skills to deal with that text, or that sermon. At the same time, it is a text that burrowed its way into my consciousness, because I have consistently worked with women (and men) who have experienced sexual abuse over the years. How can they read this text? Why is it there? In what sense can it be Scripture? While the text has been used oppressively, can it be read differently, and redeemed from oppressive interpretations? Has it got anything to offer, beyond a reading in memoriam?Citation
Hamley, I. M. (2017). Unspeakable things unspoken. Otherness and victimisation in Judges 19-21: An Irigarayan reading. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Chester, United Kingdom.Publisher
University of ChesterType
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