Constructing Self by Philip Cushman

Constructing Self by Philip Cushman

As the Anglican Church tied itself in legal and theological knots over the ordination of women in the 1980s and early 1990s, the Australian public watched in amazement. The spectacle spilled out of church synods into ecclesiastical tribunals and civil courts, and made media headlines. Twenty years have passed since women were first ordained as priests in 1992. Since then women have become much more visible in the church hierarchy - except in the powerful Diocese of Sydney, the only metropolitan diocese that doesn't allow women priests. More than 500 women have been ordained as priests - and they haven't stopped there, some have also gone on to become bishops. This first book to document and analyse the debate includes chapters from key players and observers, including Peter Carnley, the Archbishop of Perth who broke the impasse by ordaining women before national legislation was passed;

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ISBN 13	9780201626438
ISBN 10	0201626438
Titel	Constructing Self
Autor	Philip Cushman
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Pearson Education Limited
Erscheinungsjahr	1995-12-31
Seitenanzahl	430
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