Ruth C. Duck

Ruth Carolyn Duck (born November 21, 1947) is an ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ, a liturgical theologian and retired professor of worship who taught for 27 years at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.[1][2][3] Duck is best known for her work as a composer, writer and adaptor of hymns. In 1973, she was part of the committee at the Ecumenical Women's Center of Chicago that produced Because We Are One People, the first 20th century collection of original and adapted hymns that promoted the use of “non-sexist language”.[4] Since that time, Duck has written over 150 hymns, edited three books of sources for worship services and written on the topic of Trinitarian theology, all with an eye toward facilitating the use of gender inclusive language in the context of Christian worship. She is a leading, contemporary champion for and developer of inclusive language worship sources.[2][3][5][6]

  1. ^ Robin, Knowles (2016). "Ruth C. Duck: Expanding Our Horizons of Liturgical Language". In Vogel, Dwight W. (ed.). Primary Sources of Liturgical Theology. Liturgical Press. pp. 285–85.
  2. ^ a b "A Vibrant Seminary for Future Generations: 2016-2017 President's Annual Report | Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary". www.garrett.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. ^ a b "ruthduckhymnist". ruthduckhymnist. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. ^ Ruth, Duck (2010). "Ruth Duck". In Wootton, Janet (ed.). This is Our Song: Women's Hymn-Writing. London. pp. 263–275. ISBN 978-0716206552. OCLC 441152500.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Brauninger, Dallas (Dee) A. (2006). "Ruth C. Duck - Birth of a Hymn/Nacimiento de in himno". www.ucc.org. Antoinette Brown Women: Finding Voice. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  6. ^ "GIA Publications - Artist - Ruth Duck". www.giamusic.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.