Ecumenical Classics

There are two reasons why Catholics greatly profit from studying the movement towards the ordination of women in other Christian Churches:

By studying the heart searching, discussion, prayer and struggle experienced by brothers and sisters who share our Christian faith, we can discern the Holy Spirit at work.
The arguments for or against the ordination of women discussed in the other Churches are closely parallel to those that now occupy the minds and hearts of Catholics.

We are gradually publishing the classic texts on our website. We welcome suggestions and advice in this matter from anyone who can help us.

	See also: Chronology of Major Anglican Documents and actions Concerning Women in Holy Orders, 1862 - 1972
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’	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
1972	M. Bruce & G. E. Duffield, ‘Why Not? Priesthood & the Ministry of Women’
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	Michael P.Hamilton and Nancy S.Montgomery (eds), The Ordination of Women: Pro and Con.	Episcopal Church, USA.
1976	Anglican - Roman Catholic Consultation, ‘Pro and Con: On the Ordination of Women’ in preparation
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’	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’	World Council of Churches
1981	J. L. Weidman (ed.), ‘Women Ministers’ in preparation	United Methodist Church, USA, and other Churches
1996	Mavis Rose, Freedom From Sanctified Sexism - Women Transforming the Church	Anglican Church, Australia.
	More to follow!!

	Research articles	‘Classic’ books	‘Ecumenical Classics’	‘Important Books online’
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For related online Libraries see:
The ORDINATION OF WOMEN in the Catholic Church	Catherine of Siena VIRTUAL COLLEGE
THE BODY IS SACRED	MYSTERY AND BEYOND

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