WEAVING HOLY COMMUNION A Feminist Theological Study

KOLIMON, Mery L. Y. and ATAUPAH, Felpina Norma (2025) WEAVING HOLY COMMUNION A Feminist Theological Study. WEAVING HOLY COMMUNION A Feminist Theological Study, 13 (1). pp. 2-21. ISSN 2339-0751

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Abstract

Protestant churches in Indonesia, including in West Timor, still find it difficult to articulate the relationship between living believers and their deceased family members and ancestors. This article aims to develop a contextual theology of holy communion in West Timor. The article draws upon a dialogue between the practice of offering woven cloths to bereaved families among the Timaubus community in Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, with the Christian observance of holy communion (communio sanctorum). In the Timaubus tradition, when a close relative dies, women present woven cloths, which serve not only as a sign of solidarity and support for the bereaved family (amut) but also as provisions for the deceased and a deposit for the ancestors (sofit). At burial, a woven cloth from the closest relative is placed in the coffin as a gift to the ancestors. This article suggests that Christians in Timor offer woven cloths to bereaved families and their deceased, as an expression of their faith in relation to holy communion. Our study employs qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews, observations, focus group discussions, and literature review. We utilize Elizabeth Johnson’s feminist theology to create a dialogue between the practice of presenting woven cloths at death and feminist theological sanctorum. principles concerning communio

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	women, weavers, feminist ecclesiology, intercultural, communion sanctorum, West Timor
Subjects:	Theology > Christian Theology Theology
Divisions:	Pascasarjana > Magister > Teologi
Depositing User:	Steven B. R. Waang
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2026 02:01
Last Modified:	25 Feb 2026 02:01
URI:	http://repo-ukaw.superspace.id/id/eprint/6791

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