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Subject: Good-bye, NIV |
Bible Note: Hi, Makarios; Thanks for the excellent information. I think in the larger culture, the two terms are different. Gender-inclusive language seeks to eliminate the implied exclusion of women arising from the standard use of masculine gender when no gender is intended. (After all, why not use feminine gender in such cases? Male domination, of course!) This shortcoming of English is addressed by such silliness as "s/he", "chairperson", and the TNIV's use of "they" to refer to a singel person of unspecified/irrelevant gender. Gender-neutral language, on the other hand, seeks to eliminate all references to gender and thus erase all distinctions between men and women. This is the disease infesting seminaries as described in your first link ("The Gender-Neutral Language Controversy"). God and Jesus lose their gender altogether and we end up with such neologisms as God Godself (rather than "God himself" - an example in the aforementioned article). To me, gender-neutral is a much more dangerous concept. Gender-inclusiveness doesn't have much theological significance because it addreses the characteristics a perticular language. The use of gender-neutral language, however, is an assault on the nature of God. This is a heresy that transcends languages. But it's a heresy that I don't think the TNIV is necessarily guilty of. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |