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  1. Elisabeth M. Tetlow, Women and Ministry in the New Testament, 1980.
  2. Hugh Montefiori (ed.), Yes to Women Priests, Mayhew-McCrimmon 1978.
  3. Carroll Stuhlmueller (ed.), Women and Priesthood: Future Directions, 1978.
  4. Peter Moore (ed.), Man, Woman, and Priesthood, 1978.
  5. Proceedings of the Second Conference on the Ordination of Roman Catholic Women, New Woman, New Church, New Ministry, 1978.
  6. John Wijngaards, Did Christ Rule Out Women Priests?, 1977, 1986.
  7. Leonard Swidler & Arlene Swidler (eds.), Women Priests: A Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration, 1977.
  8. John H.Otwell, And Sarah Laughed, 1977.
  9. James Coriden (ed.), Sexism and Church Law: Equal Rights and Affirmative Action, 1977
  10. Marianne H. Micks & Charles R. Price (eds.), Toward a New Theology of Ordination: Essays on the Ordination of Women, 1976.
  11. Harold Wilson (ed.), Women Priests? Yes - Now!, 1975.
  12. Michael P.Hamilton and Nancy S.Montgomery (eds), The Ordination of Women: Pro and Con, 1975.
  13. Paul Lakeland, Can Women be Priests?, 1975.
  14. Robert E. Terwilliger and Urban T. Holmes(eds.), To be a priest 1975.
  15. Robert J. Heyer (eds.), Women and Orders, 1974.
  16. George H.Tavard, Woman in Christian Tradition, 1973.
  17. Haye van der Meer, Women Priests in the Catholic Church?, 1973.
  18. National Assembly of Women Religious, Women in Ministry: A Sisters' View, 1972.
  19. Arlene Swidler, Woman in a Man's Church, 1972.
  20. Vincent Emmanuel Hannon, The Question of Women and the Priesthood, 1967.

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Elisabeth M. Tetlow Women and Ministry in the New Testament
Paulist Press 1980

PREFACE

 1
1 THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN GREEK, ROMAN AND JEWISH SOCIETY 5
  Women in Ancient Greece  
  Women in the Roman Empire  
  Women in Judaism  
2 THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY 30
  Religious Office in the Old Testament  
  Ministry According to the New Testament  
3 THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN ACCORDING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT 92
  The Ministry of Women During the Lifetime of Jesus  
  The Ministries of Women in the Early Church  

CONCLUSION

 139

APPENDIX: WOMEN AND PRIESTLY MINISTRY

 143

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 149

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Carroll Stuhlmueller,C.P. (editor) Women and Priesthood: Future Directions
Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota. 1978.
Chapters in the book:
  1. The Call to Dialog within the Church— Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P.
  2. Culture, Leadership and Symbolism in the Old Testament— Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P.
  3. The Role of Women according to Jesus and the Early Church— Robert J. Karris, O.F.M.
  4. The Ministry and Ordination of Women according to the Early Church Fathers—Carolyn Osiek, R.S.C.J.
  5. Church Law and the Prohibition to Ordain Women—Dismas Bonner, O.F.M.
  6. The Ordination of Women and the Force of Tradition—Gilbert Ostdiek, O.F.M.
  7. The Priest as "Another Christ" in Liturgical Prayer—Ralph A. Keifer
  8. Rabbinical Tradition on the Role of Women—Hayim G. Perelmuter
  9. Human Conflicts within Church Ministry and the Ordination of Women—Sebastian MacDonald, C.P.
  10. Symbolism of Sexuality: Person, Ministry and Women Priests — Thomas More Newbold, C.P
  11. Dialog with Women on their Call to Ministry and Priesthood—Dennis J. Geaney, O.S.A.
  12. Dialog with Church Leaders and Theological Schools on Charisms and Priestly Ministry—Alcuin Coyle, O.F.M.

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 Reply to Inter Insigniores (1976), Declaration of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the question of the admission of women to the ministerial priesthood
Peter Moore (editor)
publication that reflects the debate in the Church of England 		Man, Woman, and Priesthood,
SPCK London, 1978.
1. Introduction Peter Moore
2. Some Basic Considerations E.L.Mascall
3. The Role of Women in Judaism Jonathan Sacks
4. The Bearing of Holy Scripture Roger Beckwith
5. Christian Preisthood and Women Louis Bouyer
6. Man, Woman, and the Priesthood of Christ Kallistos Ware
7. Psychological aspects Gilbert Russell & Margaret Dewey
8. The Body is the Book Susannah Herzel
9. The Experience of the Church of Sweden Bertile E. Gärtner and Carl Strandberg
10. A Fractured Church Robert E. Terwilliger
11. Conclusion Peter Moore

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Second Conference on the Ordination of Roman Catholic Women, Baltimore New Woman, New Church, New Ministry, 1978.
Editor's Preface 10
Introduction 11
Conference Process 13
I Plenary Addresses  
  Welcome - M.Luke Tobin 15
  Chains that bind: Racism, Classism, Sexism - Sheila Collins 17
  Roman Catholic Ministry: Patriarchal Past, Feminist Future — Mary Hunt 31
  To Comfort or to Challenge: Theological Reflections on the Pre-Conference Process — Elisabeth Schüssler-Fiorenza 43
II Plenary Panels  
  Ordination of Women: More than One Continent?  
  Mexico - Betsie Hollants 61
  Paraguay — Gloria Rodriguez, OP 66
  Uganda—Cecilia Namayanja, IHM 69
  India - Amala Michael, ICM 71
  Belgium-Odette D’Ursel 76
  Chains That Bond: Creating the Future Church  
  Anne Carr, BVM 83
  Richard McBrien 93
  Margaret Brennan, IHM 96
III Track Presentations  
  Track I — Those Who Feel Called to Priesthood  
  Fran Ferder, FSPA 101
  Elizabeth Carroll, RSM 109
  Track II — Recent Theological Studies on the Issue  
  Sara Butler, MSBT 117
  Carroll Stuhlmueller, CP 126
  Track III — Those Who Want to Strategize on the Issue  
  Patricia Hughes 133
  Eileen Stenzel 141
IV Prayer Events  
  The Liturgical Theme — Elaine Sonosky 147
  Harbor Event 149
  Eucharistic Liturgy 152
  Alternate Liturgy 154
  Rite of Departure Your Daughters Shall Prophesy — M. Shawn Copeland 155
V Pre-Conference Process 159
Appendices    
  A. Conference Task Force 173
  B. WOC Core Commission and Advisory Board 174
  C. Conference Recommendations 176

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Hugh Montefiori (editor) Yes To Women Priests
Mayhew-McCrimmon Ltd, 1978.

Foreword

1. THE THEOLOGY OF PRIESTHOOD

Right Rev. Hugh Montefiore, BD, Hon.DD Bishop of Birmingham

Appended Note

WOMEN AND “THE ORDAINED MINISTRY”

Professor Donald MacKinnon MA, Hon.DD
Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, Cambridge University

2. THE BIBLICAL EVIDENCE

Rev. Christopher Evans, MA
Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at King’s College, London

3. MALE-FEMALE SYMBOLISM

Rev. Canon F. W. Dillistone DD
Fellow Emeritus of Oriel college, Oxford

4. VOCATIONAL AND PASTORAL ASPECTS

Rev. Canon Mary Michael Simpson, OSH
Canon Residentiary, Cathedral Church of St John Divine, New York

5. AN EPISCOPAL ACCOUNT OF WOMEN

The Right Rev Gilbert Baker MA
Bishop of Hong Kong and Macao

6. WHY NOT NOW?

The Venerable Michael Perry, MA
Archdeacon of Durham

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John Wijngaards ‘Did Christ Rule Out Women Priests?’
McCrimmons 1977, new edition 1986.

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 Reply to Inter Insigniores (1976), Declaration of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Leonard Swidler and Arlene Swidler, (editors) Women Priests: A Catholic Commentary on the Vatican Declaration
Paulist Press 1977.

Introductions:

Chapters:

  1. Woman, Human and Ecclesial? ..........by M. Nadine Foley
  2. Women in the Life of the Church ..........by Elizabeth Carroll
  3. Ecumenism and the Lack There of ..........by Arlene Anderson Swidler
  4. Studies on Women Priests ..........by Anne E. Patrick
  5. The Church Fathers and the Ministry of Women ..........by Carolyn Osiek
  6. Use the Other Door; Stand at the End of the Line .........by Bernard P. Prusak
  7. Fidelity in History ..........by Jean M. Higgins
  8. Non-Conclusive Arguments: Therefore, Non-Conclusion? ..........by Francine Cardman
  9. The Scholastic Doctrine ..........by George H. Tavard
  10. Eastern Orthodoxy and the Ordination of Women ..........by Michael A. Fahey
  11. The Twelve ..........by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
  12. Ordination and the Ministry Willed by Jesus ..........by Thomas P. Rausch
  13. Women Leaders in the New Testament ..........by J. Massyngberde Ford
  14. The Apostleship of Women in Early Christianity..........by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
  15. “Junia Outstanding among the Apostles” (Romans 16:7) ..........by Bernadette Brooten
  16. Innocent III and the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven ..........by E. Ann Matter
  17. Women and the Apostolic Community ...........by Madeleine I. Boucher
  18. Peter’s Pentecost Sermon: A Limitation on Who May Minister. . . ? by Pheme Perkins
  19. The Ministry of Women in the Apostolic Generation ..........by Adela Yarbro Collins
  20. Goddess Worship and Women Priests ..........by Leonard Swidler
  21. God’s Fellow Worker and Apostleship ..........by MaryAnn Getty
  22. “The Permanent Value of Jesus and the Apostles” ..........by J. Massyngberde Ford
  23. Women and the Earliest Church: Reflecting on the Problématique of Christ and Culture ..........by Mary Rose D’Angelo
  24. “Transitory Character” . . . Only in “Disciplinary Cases of Minor Importance”? ..........by Juliana Casey
  25. Women in the Pauline Assembly: To Prophesy, But Not To Speak?..........by Robert J. Karris
  26. The Divine Plan of Creation: 1Cor 11:7 and Gen 2:18-24 ..........by Thomas L. Thompson
  27. St. Paul’s Attitude Toward Women ...........by John L. McKenzie
  28. Substantive Changes in Sacraments? ..........by Paul J. LeBlanc
  29. Authentic Theology in Service of the Church ..........by Anne Carr
  30. Did Jesus Exclude Women from Priesthood? ..........by Sandra M. Schneiders
  31. Women Priests and Church Tradition ...........by Rosemary Radford Ruether
  32. Important Clarifications on Argument and Authority ..........by Mary Ellen Sheehan
  33. Diversity of Roles and Solidarity in Christ .......... Helen M. Wright
  34. Women in the Sacramental Priesthood ..........by Bernard Cooke and Pauline Turner
  35. Recognizing Christ in Women Priests ..........by Robert W. Hovda
  36. Aquinas on Persons’ Representation in Sacraments ..........by Christopher Kiesling
  37. Women Can Have a Natural Resemblance to Christ ..........by Pauline Turner and Bernard Cooke
  38. In the Image of Christ .........by Sonya A. Quitslund
  39. Omnis Analogia Claudet ..........by Dorothy Irvin
  40. Bridegroom: A Biblical Symbol of Union, Not Separation ..........by Carroll Stulhmueller
  41. Reflections on Discipleship ..........by Denise C. Hogan
  42. Misunderstanding of Sexuality and Resistance to Woman Priests..........by Sidney Callahan
  43. Bishop and Presbyter as Representatives of the Church and Christ ..........by Edward J. Kilmartin
  44. The "Ordination" of Queens ..........by J. Massyngberde Ford
  45. Leadership: Secular Gift Transformed by Revelation ..........by Carroll Stuhlmueller
  46. Discrimination or Equality? The Old Order or the New?.......... by Margaret A. Farley
  47. Appendix. Biblical Commission Report Can Women Be Priests?

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 Reply to Inter Insigniores (1976), Declaration of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the question of the admission of women to the ministerial priesthood
John H. Otwell

And Sarah Laughed:
The Status of Women in the Old Testament

The Westminster Press, 1977.

PREFACE

7

INTRODUCTION

9

1.

The Creation of Woman

15

2.

Sexual Attraction

20

3.

Marriage

31

4.

Woman as Mother

49

5.

The Subservience of Women

67

6.

Subservience to Women

88

7.

Sisters, Divorcees, Widows

113

8.

Freedom of Action

132

9.

Women in the Cult

152

10

Female Personifications

179
 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

209
 
James Coriden (editor)

Sexism & Church Law: Equal Rights and Affirmative Action
Paulist Press New York/Ramsey, N.J./Toronto, 1977.

Introduction  
The Juridical Status of Women in Contemporary Ecclesial Law Francis Morrisey, OMI
Women in Relation to Orders and Juristiction Katherine Meagher, S.C.
Changing Forms of ministry in the Early Church Hamilton Hess
Tradition Hermeneutics and Ordination Francine Cardman
Women in Vatican Documents 1960 to the Present Nadine Foley
Full Participation of Women in the Life of the Catholic Church Edward J Kilmartin, S.J.
An Agenda For Dialogue Between Catholic Feminists and Church Authorities John Finnegan
Consensus Statement From the Symposium on Women and Church Law  
Appendix 1 Biblical Commission Report, Can women be Priests?  
Appendix 11 Declaration on the Question of the Admissiono of Women to the Ministerial Priesthood  
Notes on the Contributors  
 
Marianne H. Micks & Charles R. Price (editors)

Toward a New Theology of Ordination: Essays on the Ordination of Women
Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia 1976.

Contents  
1. Pro and Con: The Ordination of Women in the New Testament Reginald H. Fuller
2. The Authority of the Ministry Frederick H. Borsch
3. Women in the Early Church: A Problem of Perspective Lloyd G. Patterson
4. Christ, Revelation and the Ordination of Women Arthur A. Vogel
5. Women, the Priesthood and Catholicism Urban T. Holmes
6. Ordination of Women to the Priesthood: Test Case for Anglican Authority James E. Griffiss
7. Patriarchy and the Ordination of Women Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse
8. Ordination of Women? - An Ecumenical Meditation and a Discussion Frans Jozef van Beeck SJ
9. The Existing Canonical Authority for Women's Ordination Henry H. Rightor

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The Reverend Harold Wilson (editor). Women Priests? Yes - Now!
Denham House Press, 1975.
Contents    
1. Word without Sacrament - A Lopsided Ministry G. W. H. Lampe 9
2. The Worth of Arguments J. L. Houlden 19
3. The Argument from Creation Edward Patey 27
4. The Argument from Rome Gerald O'Collins 37
5. The Argument from Theology C. P. Price 51
6. The Argument from Vocation Deaconess Hilary 65
7. The Argument from Authority R. C. Craston 75
8. Impressions of a Woman Priest Joyce M. Bennett 88

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 Canon Residentiary and Chancellor of St.Paul's Cathedral
Michael P.Hamilton and Nancy S.Montgomery (editors) The Ordination of Women: Pro and Con, Morehouse Barlow Co, 1975.
1. The Theological Case for Women's Ordination Marianne H. Micks p.2
2. The Theological Case Against Women's Ordination The Rt. Rev. Stanley Atkins p.18
3. Why I Believe I am Called to the Priesthood The Rev. Suzanne R. Hiatt p. 30
4. My Objections to Ordaining Women The Rev. David R. Stuart (Pseud.) p. 44
5. Why I Ordained a Woman in Philadelphia The Rt. Rev. Daniel Corrigan p. 56
6. Why I Will Not Ordain a Woman Until General Convention Authorizes Me The Rt. Rev. Ned Cole p. 70
7. The Witness and Experience of Other Churches  
  I. The Protestant Churches James H. Smylie p. 82
  II. The Swedish Lutheran Church The Rev. Kerstin Berglund p. 102
  III. The Roman Catholic Church The Rev. George H. Tavard p. 112
  IV. The Orthodox Churches The Rev. John Meyendorff p. 128
8. The Experience in Anglicanism Hugh McCullum p. 136
9. Where Do We Go From Here:
Prospects for the 1976 Convention 		The Rev. Richard J. Anderson p. 154
  Appendices   p. 178

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Paul Lakeland

Can Women be Priests ?
The Mercier Press, Dublin & Cork. 1975

Preface 7
Introduction 9
Chapter 1. Problems of Tradition 15
Chapter 2. The Authority of Scripture 31
Chapter 3. Sex, Gender, Symbol 47
Chapter 4. Ministry and Representation 59
In Conclusion 69
Bibliography 73
Index 77

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 No.34 in theTheology Today Series, General Editor: Edward Yarnold
Robert E. Terwilliger and Urban T. Holmes (editors.) To be a priest
The Seabury Press, 815 Second Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017, 1975.

Part I. What is a Priest?

FOREWORD John Maury Allin vii
PREFACE Robert E. Terwilliger and Urban T. Holmes ix
1. One Anglican View Robert E, Terwilliger 3
2. Another Anglican View C. FitzSimons Allison 11
3. An Orthodox Statement Thomas Hopko 21
4. A Roman Catholic Catechism Quentin Quesnell 29

Part II. The Priesthood in the Bible and History

5. Priesthood in the History of Religions Joseph Kitagawa 45
6. The Priesthood of Christ Myles M. Bourke 55
7. Priesthood in the New Testament Louis Weil 63
8. Presbyters in the Early Church Massey H. Shepherd, Jr 71
9. The Ideal Parson of the Newly Reformed English Church Frederica Harris Thompsett 83
10. The Meaning of Ordained Priesthood in Ecumenical Dialogues Herbert T. Ryan 91

Part III. Priestly Functions

11. The Priest and the Eucharist Louis Bouyer 103
12. The Priest as Professional Frederick H. Borsch 111
13. The Priest as Authority on the World John M. Gessell 117
14. “Because Beset with Weakness . . .” Michael J. Buckley 125

Part IV. The Priestly Vocation Today

15. On Vocation William B. Green 133
16. Priesthood and the Church as Community Arthur A. Vogel 141
17. Priestly Character John Macquarrie 147
18. The Bible, the Nature of the Church, and the Ordination of Women Harvey H. Guthrie Jr. 155
19. The Re-ordering of the Ministry Michael Marshall 163
20. The Priest as Enchanter Urban T. Holmes 173
CONTRIBUTORS   183
BIBLIOGRAPHY   187

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 Perspectives on Vocation and Ordination
Robert J. Heyer Women and Orders
Paulist Press 1974.
Foreword   p. vii
Male Clericalism and the Dread of Women by Rosemary Radford Ruether p. 1
An Examination of the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in Terms of the Symbolism of the Eucharist by Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse p. 15
Anatomy and Ministry: Shall Women Be Priests? by Emily C. Hewitt p. 39
Ministry in the Church by Gregory Baum p. 57
Ordination: A Questionable Goal for Women by Ann Kelley and Anne Walsh p. 67
A New Look at Orders: Ministry for the Many by Thomas F. O'Meara p. 75
Celibacy as a Feminist Issue by Clara Maria Henning p. 87

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George H.Tavard Woman in Christian Tradition
University of Notre Dame Press, 1973.
Forward ix
Abbreviations xi
PART ONE: THE OLD TRADITION 1
I The Two Traditions 3
II Return to the Beginning 27
III Seeking the Kingdom 48
IV Out of Utopia 72
V Liberation Through the Ecclesia 97
PART TWO: THE RECENT TRADITION 123
VI Catholic Models 125
VII Orthodox Models 151
VIII Protestant Reflections 171
IX Toward an Anthropology 187
X Controverted Questions 211
Conclusion 226
Notes 231
Index 253

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Haye van der Meer Women Priests in the Catholic Church?
Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1973.
Foreward by Cynthia C.Wedel vii
Translators’ Foreward ix
  Preface 3
I. Introduction 5
II. Holy Scripture 10
  1. Jesus and the Apostles Chose Only Men 10
  2. The Texts from 1 Cor. 11 15
  3. The Texts from 1 Cor. 14 20
  4. The Texts from 1 Tim. 2 23
  5. Divine Law or Church Law in Scripture? 26
  6. Quaedam capitula 32
  7. The Same Subject? 34
  8. The Subjection of Woman 36
  9. Surmounted and Canonized Rabbinism 39
III. The Church Fathers 46
  1. The Decisive Texts 47
  2. No Accord on Woman 59
  3. The Other Subject of the Patristic Statements 68
  4. The Fathers Themselves Progress Beyond Their Own Principles 72
  5. Slaves 81
  6. Afterword on Deaconesses 86
IV. The Teaching Office of the Church 90
  Evaluation of the Texts 99
V. Theological Speculation (Ratio Theologica) 106
  1. The Power of Jurisdiction 106
  -a. The Secular Jurisdiction of Women 112
  -b. Have There Been Women with Spiritual Jurisdiction? 115
  2. The Bridegroom 128
  3. The Begetter of the Life of Grace 143
  4. Mary Was Not a Priest 151
  5. The Situation of the Primitive Church 154
VI. Postscript 157
Translators’ Afterword 163
Notes 169
Index 195

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National Assembly of Women Religious Women in Ministry: A Sisters' View

The Changing World of Woman: 1972

Foreward Ethne Kennedy 9
Men and Women in Partnership in the Church and in
Society		 Pro Mundi Vita 19
Prologue Most Rev. Walter J. Schoenheer 59

Women in Ministry: a Sister's View

Pastoral Ministry:
Overview and Perspective		 Agnes Cunningham 65
Women and Ministries in the 1970s:
a Psychologist Reflects		 Susan Breckel 83
Discernment of Ministries:
Fad, Fetish or New Panacea		 Rita Anne Houlihan 97
Law, Ministry and Women Religious Barbara Thomas 111
Women in Ordained Ministry:
a Sociologist Questions		 Marie Augusta Neal 119
Gospel to the Hispanic;
Unrecognised ministry?		 Dominga Zapata 123
Women Theologize:
Notes from Alverno Conference, 1972		 Mary Austin Doherty
Margaret Earley		 135
Changing Ministries;
Easter Week Seminar, 1972		 Margaret G.Smith 161

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Sister Vincent Emmanuel Hannon ‘The Question of Women and the Priesthood’
Geoffrey Chapman, 1967. Complete book on our website:

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