Women, Ordination and the Church of England: An Ambiguous Welcome
The ordination of women in the Church of England has had a long hard road. Other denominations, and other parts of the Anglican Communion took the step, but it was not until the 1990s that the first women priests were ordained in the Church of England itself. Even then, Emma Percy describes the situ...
| Published in: | Feminist theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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Feminist theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church RB Church office; congregation |
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Ordination of women
B Feminism B Constance Coltman B Deaconesses B Anglican Communion B Church of England B Church Buildings B Maude Royden |
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| Summary: | The ordination of women in the Church of England has had a long hard road. Other denominations, and other parts of the Anglican Communion took the step, but it was not until the 1990s that the first women priests were ordained in the Church of England itself. Even then, Emma Percy describes the situation as an ambiguous welcome'. Careful provision has been made at every stage for those who not only will not accept women as priests, but require the service of bishops who have not participated in the ordination of women. The path to acceptance for women bishops has also been lengthy and subject to the same caveats and provisions. Percy argues that this reveals an underlying failure to think theologically about gender. She recognizes that there are still profound inequalities in the Church's treatment of women in leadership. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5189 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Feminist theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0966735017714405 |