The Papal "No": A Comprehensive Guide to Vatican's Refusal of Women's Ordination - Softcover

Halter, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0824522710 ISBN 13: 9780824522711

Publisher: Crossroad Pub Co, 2004

Synopsis

A Catholic Press Association Award-winner, The Papal "No" is a unique book in contemporary literature concerning the Roman Catholic Church's increasingly controversial exclusion of women from priesthood.

Requiring no background knowledge and written in clear and accessible language, The Papal "No" assembles virtually all the major Vatican documents on women's ordination, exploring responses to them by theologians, educators, bishops, lay Catholic groups, and others. Along the way, it offers explanations of concepts such as "reception" and "subordinationism" that are unfamiliar to many readers.

With an appendix of twelve key documents numbered for easy reference, helpful glossary, and endnotes for scholars, The Papal "No" is the most complete resource ever to appear on one of the most pressing issues in the Catholic Church today.

About this title

About the Author

Deborah Halter is a former chair of the Womens Ordination Conference and speaker at Call to Action. She is a widely sought-after speaker on women's issues in the Catholic Church. She lives in New Orleans, LA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crossroad Pub Co
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824522710
• ISBN 13: 9780824522711
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300