The Churches Speak On Women S Ordination
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The Churches Speak On women s Ordination
Author | : J. Gordon Melton |
Publsiher | : Gale Cengage |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : IND:30000000957617 |
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Icons of Christ
Author | : Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics William G Witt |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2020-11 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1481313185 |
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The pastoral office is one of the most critical in Christianity. Historically, however, Christians have not been able to agree on the precise nature and limits of that office. A specific area of contention has been the role of women in pastoral leadership. In recent decades, three broad types of arguments have been raised against women's ordination: nontheological (primarily cultural or political), Protestant, and Catholic. Reflecting their divergent understandings of the purpose of ordination, Protestant opponents of women's ordination tend to focus on issues of pastoral authority, while Catholic opponents highlight sacramental integrity. These positions are new developments and new theological stances, and thus no one in the current discussion can claim to be defending the church's historic position. Icons of Christ addresses these voices of opposition, making a biblical and theological case for the ordination of women to the ministerial office of Word and Sacrament. William Witt argues that not only those in favor of, but also those opposed to, women's ordination should embrace new theological positions in response to cultural changes of the modern era. Witt mounts a positive ecumenical argument for the ordination of women that touches on issues such as theological hermeneutics, relationships between men and women, Christology and discipleship, and the role of ordained clergy in leading the church in worship, among others. Uniquely, Icons of Christ treats both Protestant and Catholic theological concerns at length, undertaking a robust engagement with biblical exegesis and biblical, historical, systematic, and liturgical theology. The book's theological approach is critically orthodox, evangelical, and catholic. Witt offers the church an ecumenical vision of ordination to the presbyterate as an office of Word and Sacrament that justifiably is open to both men and women. Most critically Witt reminds us that, as all people are image-bearers of the divine, so men and women both are called to serve as icons of Christ in service of the gospel. --Alan G. Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology, Luther Seminary
The Ordination of Women
Author | : Paul Jewett |
Publsiher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781620320259 |
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"Upon it's publication in 1975, Man As Male and Female, a study of Scripture in which Paul Jewett argues that man and woman are properly related only when they accept each other as equals, received much critical acclaim.Now, in The Ordination of Women, Jewett argues that on the basis of the Christian ideal of the partnership of the sexes, women ought to share fully with men the privileges and responsibilities of church ministry.
Women and Ordination in the Christian Churches
Author | : Ian Jones,Kirsty Thorpe,Janet Wootton |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2011-11-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780567239105 |
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The growth of women's ordained ministry is one of the most remarkable and significant developments in the recent history of Christianity. This collection of essays brings together leading contributors from both academic and church contexts to explore Christian experiences of ordaining women in theological, sociological, historical and anthropological perspective. Key questions include: How have national, denominational and ecclesial cultures shaped the different ways in which women's ordination is debated and/or enacted? What differences have women's ordained ministry, and debates on women's ordination, made in various church contexts? What 'unfinished business' remains (in both congregational and wider ministry)? How have Christians variously conceived ordained ministry which includes both women and men? How do ordained women and men work together in practice? What have been the particular implications for female clergy? And for male clergy? What distinctive issues are raised by women's entry into senior ordained/leadership positions? How do episcopal and non-episcopal traditions differ in this?
Women and Ordination in the Orthodox Church
Author | : Gabrielle Thomas,Elena Narinskaya |
Publsiher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2020-07-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781532695780 |
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Contributing Authors: Fr. John Behr Dr Spyridoula Athanasopoulou-Kypriou Dr. Dionysios Skliris Fr. Andrew Louth Dr Mary Cunningham Met Kallistos Ware Rev Dr Sarah Hinlicky Wilson Dr Kyriaki Karidoyanes FitzGerald Dr Carrie Frederick Frost Dr Paul Ladouceur Luis Josué Salés This book—a collaborative, international initiative, involving academic theologians and practitioners—invites the reader into a conversation about the ordination of women in the Orthodox Church. It explores questions relating to the significance of being human, Eve’s curse, sexed bodies, the place of Mary, the nature of priesthood, the role of the deacon, and the task of being a priest in the twenty-first century. The reflections move across three main areas of discussion: issues of theological anthropology, particular questions pertaining to the priesthood and the diaconate, and contemporary practices. In each area the implications for ordaining women in the Orthodox Church today are explored.
The Ministry of Women in the Church
Author | : Elisabeth Behr-Sigel |
Publsiher | : St Vladimir's Seminary Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0961854561 |
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This book, written by a leading Orthodox theologian, offers a serious re-examination of the role of women in the Church. For Orthodox and Roman Catholics, especially, the question of women's ordination must be asked "from the inside" and not only "from the outside". This book does not suggest final answers, but raises issues and defines their relative importance.
The Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
Author | : Church of England. House of Bishops |
Publsiher | : Church House Publishing |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0715137212 |
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This work presents a consideration of the theological issues involved in the question of the ordination of women to the priesthood.
Priestly Ordination of Women
Author | : Al Loschiuk |
Publsiher | : Vantage Press, Inc |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0533153581 |
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A fair-minded deconstruction of the Church's dogmatic defense of it's all-male priesthood, concluding that it is morally wrong and theologically indefensible. A timely work reminding us that this divisive problem will not go away.