The Ordination of Women: Pro and Con

Edited by Michael P.Hamilton and Nancy S.Montgomery, Morehouse Barlow Co, 1975.
Republished on our website with the necessary permissions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 Foreword vii
 Introduction ix
1.The Theological Case for Women’s OrdinationMarianne H. Micks2
2.The Theological Case Against Women’s OrdinationThe Rt. Rev. Stanley Atkins18
3.Why I Believe I am Called to the PriesthoodThe Rev. Suzanne R. Hiatt30
4.My Objections to Ordaining Women The Rev. David R. Stuart (Pseud.)44
5.Why I Ordained a Woman in PhiladelphiaThe Rt. Rev. Daniel Corrigan56
6.Why I Will Not Ordain a Woman Until General Convention Authorizes MeThe Rt. Rev. Ned Cole70
7.The Witness and Experience of Other Churches 
 I. The Protestant ChurchesJames H. Smylie82
 II. The Swedish Lutheran ChurchThe Rev. Kerstin Berglund102
 III. The Roman Catholic ChurchThe Rev. George H. Tavard112
 IV. The Orthodox ChurchesThe Rev. John Meyendorff128
8.The Experience in AnglicanismHugh McCullum136
9.Where Do We Go From Here:
Prospects for the 1976 Convention
The Rev. Richard J. Anderson154
 Appendices 178
 Notes 199