| Foreward | v |
| Part One | |
| PRIESTHOOD, UNITY AND THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN | |
| 1. The Call to Dialog within the Church—Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P. | 5 |
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| Part Two | |
| ORIGINS AND EARLY EVOLUTION OF PRIESTHOOD | |
| 2. Culture, Leadership and Symbolism in the Old Testament— Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P. | 23 |
| 3. The Role of Women according to Jesus and the Early Church— Robert J. Karris, O.F.M. | 47 |
| 4. The Ministry and Ordination of Women according to the Early Church Fathers—Carolyn Osiek, R.S.C.J. | 59 |
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| Part Three | |
| LAW, TRADITION AND LITURGY | |
| 5. Church Law and the Prohibition to Ordain Women—Dismas Bonner, O.F.M. | 71 |
| 6. The Ordination of Women and the Force of Tradition—Gilbert Ostdiek, O.F.M. | 85 |
| 7. The Priest as “Another Christ” in Liturgical Prayer—Ralph A. Keifer | 103 |
| 8. Rabbinical Tradition on the Role of Women—Hayim G. Perelmuter | 111 |
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| Part Four | |
| PASTORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS | |
| 9. Human Conflicts within Church Ministry and the Ordination of Women—Sebastian MacDonald, C.P. | 123 |
| 10. Symbolism of Sexuality: Person, Ministry and Women Priests — Thomas More Newbold, C.P | 133 |
| 11. Dialog with Women on their Call to Ministry and Priesthood—Dennis J. Geaney, O.S.A. | 143 |
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| Part Five | |
| MINISTRIES FOR TOMORROW | |
| 12. Dialog with Church Leaders and Theological Schools on Charisms and Priestly Ministry—Alcuin Coyle, O.F.M. | 159 |
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| Part Six | |
| Bibliography | 177 |
| 13. Publications: 1975-1977—Hyang Sook Chung Yoon | 179 |
| Abbreviations | 185 |
| Footnotes | 186 |
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| Appendices | |
| Declaration on the Question of the Admission of Women to the Ministerial Priesthood—Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — text as in Swidler’s edition | 212 |
| Report of Pontifical Biblical Commission | 226 |
| Contributors | 236 |
| Indices | 239 |
