Fredrica Harris Thompsett is the retired Mary Wolfe professor of historical theology at the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA, where she has also served as academic dean for fourteen years. She is the author or editor of several books including Looking Forward, Looking Backward: Forty Years of Women’s Ordination and the highly regarded We Are Theologians.
"Those of us who have lived through all or part of the last 40
years in the Episcopal Church will be amazed by what we didn’t know
or considered before reading this important book. It’s all here:
history, sociological study, theological reflection, and personal
memoir. As we consider where God needs us as a Church now and in
the future, these essays both warn and inspire. May we be as
faithful and courageous in this age as those whose prayers, tears,
and tireless efforts we have to thank for where we are now."
—The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, IX Bishop of the Diocese of
Washington"It is good to remember and celebrate our inheritance of
courage and power exercised by those who have gone before. This
gathering of essays reflects on the church's story of struggle for
gender equity among the whole ministry of the baptized—yesterday,
today, and tomorrow. May the reader be inspired to take their place
in this unfurling work of justice!"
—The Rt. Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, Diocese of El Camino Real"Looking
Forward, Looking Backward is Fredrica Harris Thompsett’s gift to
us, a book that gathers up the history of women’s ordination in the
Episcopal Church in readable, thoughtful stories. Now, specific
stories and, thus, detailed history won’t be lost."
—Nora Gallagher, author of Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic and
Things Seen and Unseen"An engaging and valuable read. I am
particularly touched by Dr. Frederica Harris Thompsett's desire to
honor the many participants in the irregular ordinations of the
1970s, and her use of the fortieth anniversary of the Philadelphia
ordinations as the spur to bringing this book to publication. Thank
you, Frederica."
—The Rev. Dr. Alison M. Cheek
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