Episcopal Women: Gender, Spirituality, and Commitment in an American Mainline Denomination

Book Overview

The opening of the ordained ministry to women, in the larger context of the women's movement in America, has created an unprecedented situation within Protestant denominations. Women are now increasingly visible in religious organizations previously administered solely by men. Congregations, church agencies, educational institutions, and volunteer organizations are all affected by the "gender shift" within mainstream Protestantism. Episcopal Women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019510465X
• ISBN13: 9780195104653
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"