Acknowledgments Introduction The Symbolic Significance of Women's Ordination External Pressures The Changing Meaning of Women's Ordination Inerrancy, Sacramentalism, and Women's Ordination Internal Organizational Factors The Changing Nature of Conflicts over Women's Ordination Conclusion Notes References Index
Demonstrates the creativity, the resourcefulness, the tenacity of a scholar determined to wrestle with a difficult subject. -- Andrew M. Greeley, author of Religious Change in America An extensive bibliography and statistical tables make this historical and comparative analysis of women's ordination in the United States an invaluable background resource, since roughly 30% of the students in today's theological schools are women. Much of the contemporary literature generated around the ordination of women focuses on the concrete experiences of individual women. By contrast, Chaves' work concentrates on the formal policies of the one hundred denominations concerned and the tentative or permanent resolutions that various churches have achieved. Chaves has analyzed sociologically and ecclesially the fact that church policies regarding female clergy frequently fail to correspond to the real world of female ministry. -- Donald Dietrich, Boston College
Mark Chaves is Professor of Sociology, Religion, and Divinity at Duke University.
Chaves provides a carefully researched and documented study of the
19th and 20th-century ordination policies and practices in the
United States, including the Roman Catholic Church...Highly
recommended for all libraries; essential for seminary
libraries.
*Library Journal*
Chaves examines the forces that have influenced debates over
women's ordination...The research and the author's conclusions are
vital and valuable.
*National Catholic Reporter*
[Ordaining Women] challenges both the proponents and the opponents
of the ordination of women. Its findings, presented with admirable
clarity, should provide both constituencies with much food for
thought.
*Church Times*
Although based on a large-scale quantitative study, Chaves's book
makes illuminating use of official documents as well...A balanced,
instructive account.
*Christian Century*
[Ordaining Women] is the culmination of several years' work, and it
is clearly worth the wait...This book makes important contributions
to the literature dealing with women's ordination. No one who wants
to understand the roles of women in American churches can afford to
ignore this important work.
*Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion*
Demonstrates the creativity, the resourcefulness, the tenacity of a
scholar determined to wrestle with a difficult subject.
*Andrew M. Greeley, author of Religious Change in
America*
This work is a valuable addition to the literature analyzing the
struggle for women's ordination through the lens of organizational
theory...Looking at the question from the perspective of sociology
of organizations sheds light on a situation not completely
explainable theologically...[Chaves's] well-documented and
persuasive study makes for interesting and provocative reading.
*Theological Studies*
An extensive bibliography and statistical tables make this
historical and comparative analysis of women's ordination in the
United States an invaluable background resource, since roughly 30%
of the students in today's theological schools are women. Much of
the contemporary literature generated around the ordination of
women focuses on the concrete experiences of individual women. By
contrast, Chaves' work concentrates on the formal policies of the
one hundred denominations concerned and the tentative or permanent
resolutions that various churches have achieved. Chaves has
analyzed sociologically and ecclesially the fact that church
policies regarding female clergy frequently fail to correspond to
the real world of female ministry.
*Donald Dietrich, Boston College*
An extensive bibliography and statistical tables make this
historical and comparative analysis of women's ordination in the
USA an invaluable background resource
Women's ordination is about
something more than women in leadership. Chaves has deftly analyzed
this "more." His work is a good example of sociology applied to
religious practice and even demonstrates how theology can undergo
permutations.
*The European Legacy*
Chaves provides a carefully researched and documented study of the
19th and 20th-century ordination policies and practices in the
United States, including the Roman Catholic Church...Highly
recommended for all libraries; essential for seminary libraries. --
Carolyn Craft * Library Journal *
Chaves examines the forces that have influenced debates over
women's ordination...The research and the author's conclusions are
vital and valuable. -- Ruth McDonough Fitzpatrick * National
Catholic Reporter *
[Ordaining Women] challenges both the proponents and the
opponents of the ordination of women. Its findings, presented with
admirable clarity, should provide both constituencies with much
food for thought. -- Paul Avis * Church Times *
Although based on a large-scale quantitative study, Chaves's book
makes illuminating use of official documents as well...A balanced,
instructive account. -- L. D. Lagerquist * Christian Century *
[Ordaining Women] is the culmination of several years' work,
and it is clearly worth the wait...This book makes important
contributions to the literature dealing with women's ordination. No
one who wants to understand the roles of women in American churches
can afford to ignore this important work. -- Edward C. Lehman, Jr.
* Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *
Demonstrates the creativity, the resourcefulness, the tenacity of a
scholar determined to wrestle with a difficult subject. -- Andrew
M. Greeley, author of Religious Change in America
This work is a valuable addition to the literature analyzing the
struggle for women's ordination through the lens of organizational
theory...Looking at the question from the perspective of sociology
of organizations sheds light on a situation not completely
explainable theologically...[Chaves's] well-documented and
persuasive study makes for interesting and provocative reading. --
Mary E. Hines * Theological Studies *
An extensive bibliography and statistical tables make this
historical and comparative analysis of women's ordination in the
United States an invaluable background resource, since roughly 30%
of the students in today's theological schools are women. Much of
the contemporary literature generated around the ordination of
women focuses on the concrete experiences of individual women. By
contrast, Chaves' work concentrates on the formal policies of the
one hundred denominations concerned and the tentative or permanent
resolutions that various churches have achieved. Chaves has
analyzed sociologically and ecclesially the fact that church
policies regarding female clergy frequently fail to correspond to
the real world of female ministry. -- Donald Dietrich, Boston
College
An extensive bibliography and statistical tables make this
historical and comparative analysis of women's ordination in the
USA an invaluable background resource Women's ordination is about
something more than women in leadership. Chaves has deftly analyzed
this "more." His work is a good example of sociology applied to
religious practice and even demonstrates how theology can undergo
permutations. -- Donald Dietrich * The European Legacy *
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