CONTENTS

Women and Priesthood: Future Directions

edited by Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota.
Republished on our website with the necessary permissions

Contents

Foreward v
Part One  
PRIESTHOOD, UNITY AND THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN  
1. The Call to Dialog within the Church—Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P. 5
   
Part Two  
ORIGINS AND EARLY EVOLUTION OF PRIESTHOOD  
2. Culture, Leadership and Symbolism in the Old Testament— Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P. 23
3. The Role of Women according to Jesus and the Early Church— Robert J. Karris, O.F.M. 47
4. The Ministry and Ordination of Women according to the Early Church Fathers—Carolyn Osiek, R.S.C.J. 59
   
Part Three  
LAW, TRADITION AND LITURGY  
5. Church Law and the Prohibition to Ordain Women—Dismas Bonner, O.F.M. 71
6. The Ordination of Women and the Force of Tradition—Gilbert Ostdiek, O.F.M. 85
7. The Priest as "Another Christ" in Liturgical Prayer—Ralph A. Keifer 103
8. Rabbinical Tradition on the Role of Women—Hayim G. Perelmuter 111
   
Part Four  
PASTORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS  
9. Human Conflicts within Church Ministry and the Ordination of Women—Sebastian MacDonald, C.P. 123
10. Symbolism of Sexuality: Person, Ministry and Women Priests — Thomas More Newbold, C.P 133
11. Dialog with Women on their Call to Ministry and Priesthood—Dennis J. Geaney, O.S.A. 143
   
Part Five  
MINISTRIES FOR TOMORROW  
12. Dialog with Church Leaders and Theological Schools on Charisms and Priestly Ministry—Alcuin Coyle, O.F.M. 159
   
Part Six  
Bibliography 177
13. Publications: 1975-1977—Hyang Sook Chung Yoon 179
Abbreviations 185
Footnotes 186
   
Appendices  
Declaration on the Question of the Admission of Women to the Ministerial Priesthood—Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- text as in Swidler's edition 212
Report of Pontifical Biblical Commission 226
Contributors 236
Indices 239
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