There are two reasons why Catholics greatly profit from studying the
movement towards the ordination of women in other Christian Churches:
We are gradually publishing the classic texts on our website. We welcome
suggestions and advice in this matter from anyone who can help us.
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See also: Chronology of Major
Anglican Documents and actions Concerning Women in Holy Orders, 1862 -
1972 |
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| 1964 |
‘Concerning the Ordination of Women’,
Department on Faith and Order
in
preparation |
World Council of Churches |
| 1966 |
Archbishops’ Commission on ‘Women and Holy Orders’ |
Anglican Church, UK |
| 1966 |
Progress Report to the
House of Bishops from the Committee to study the Proper Place of Women in the
Ministry of the Church |
Episcopal Church, USA |
| 1968 |
Working Party, ‘Women in Ministry: a Study’
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Anglican Church, UK |
| 1970 |
R. Tiemeyer, ‘The Ordination of
Women’
in preparation |
Lutheran Church, USA. |
| 1970 |
Report of the Joint
Commission on Ordained and Licensed Ministries |
Episcopal Church |
| 1970 |
What is ordination coming
to?
Report of a Consultation on the Ordination of Women held in
Switzerland in1970 |
World Council of Churches, published 1971 |
| 1972 |
M. Bruce & G. E. Duffield, ‘Why Not? Priesthood & the Ministry of
Women’
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| 1972 |
E. L. Mascall, Women
Priests? |
Anglican Church, UK. |
| 1975 |
Harold Wilson (ed.), Women Priests? Yes - Now!. |
Anglican Church, UK. |
| 1975 |
Robert E. Terwilliger and Urban T. Holmes(eds.),
To be a priest. |
Episcopal Church, USA. |
| 1975 |
Pro and Con on the
Ordination of Women. Report and Papers from The United States
Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation, Cincinnati, June 1975. |
Episcopal Church, USA. |
| 1975 |
Papers from the
Conference of Anglican Theologians on the Ordination of women to the Priesthood
and Episcopate |
St Luke's Journal of Theology, Special Issue, September 1975. |
| 1975 |
Michael P.Hamilton and Nancy S.Montgomery (eds), The Ordination of Women: Pro and Con. |
Episcopal Church, USA. |
| 1976 |
Marianne H. Micks & Charles R. Price (eds.),
Toward a New Theology of Ordination: Essays
on the Ordination of Women. |
Episcopal Church, USA. |
| 1976 |
E. C. Hewitt & S.R.Hiatt,
‘Women Priests, Yes or
No?’ |
Episcopal Church, USA. |
| 1976 |
C. Heyward, ‘A
Priest Forever’
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Episcopal Church, USA. |
| 1978 |
Peter Moore (ed.), Man, Woman, and Priesthood. |
Anglican Church, UK. |
| 1978 |
Hugh Montefiori (ed.), Yes to Women Priests. |
Anglican Church, UK. |
| 1980 |
C. F. Parvey (ed.), ‘Ordination of Women in Ecumencial
Perspective’
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World Council of Churches |
| 1981 |
J. L. Weidman (ed.), ‘Women
Ministers’
in preparation |
United Methodist Church, USA, and other Churches |
| 1982 |
E.Margaret Howe, Women and Church Leadership |
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| 1996 |
Mavis Rose, Freedom
From Sanctified Sexism - Women Transforming the Church |
Anglican Church, Australia. |
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More to follow!! |
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