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To the modern ear, the suggestion of a male-only priesthood seems bizarre and outlandish. But modernism has produced many problems, and the blurring of gender roles is one of the most serious of those. Below is a discussion on the issues.
See also the
Worldview Library for more on
gender distinctions and their theological basis.
**Psychology, Salvation, and the Ordination
of Women - by Earle Fox -
contains a concise explanation of how we are made in the Image of God -- male
and female, and the relation between "sex" and "gender". For a
fuller treatment, listen to the audio tape, Man and Woman in the Image of God,
in the Shopping Mall
The Biblical Vision regarding Women's Ordination - Rodney Whitaker -- One of the best summaries of the issues available. Goes through the various Biblical texts in detail -- excepting the Genesis account. For the Genesis account, see above, Psychology, Salvation, & the Ordination of Women.
Priestesses in the Church - by C. S. Lewis
Rationality and Revelation: C. S. Lewis and Lambeth - by David C. Mills - from Mandate, July/August 1998.
The American Anglican Council (AAC) on Women's Ordination
Forward in Faith Library - FiF defends the male-only priesthood.
Elizabeth Keaton -- her feminist theology of sexuality --
Louis Tarsitano - Scriptural References with Commentary -- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA
Woman as Masterpiece of God's Creation -- Pope John Paul II, General Audience, November 24, 1999, Vatican City
Jennifer Ferrara, former Lutheran pastor, accepts Roman Catholic view of women's ordination.
AMiA (Anglican Mission in America) - has affirmed the male priesthood.
Radical Femininity - by Jean Zampino -- a superb article on the meaning of womanhood.
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