| A New Phoebe: Perspectives on Roman Catholic Women and the Permanent Diaconate Contributor(s): Ratigan, Virginia Kaib (Editor), Swidler, Arlene Anderson (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1556123574 ISBN-13: 9781556123573 Publisher: Sheed & Ward OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Leadership - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 262.142 |
| LCCN: 90060898 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.44" W x 8.36" (0.32 lbs) 110 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the re-introduction of the permanent diaconate for men after the Second Vatican Council there has been debate over whether women should be included. Would diaconal ordination be a support in the charitable and ecclesiastical tasks women are already performing? Is it necessary? Would it be a help or a hindrance in women's attaining the priesthood? In A New Phoebe, women in the U.S. and German--the two countries with the most deacons--write about their ideas and experiences of ministry: some would seek the diaconate if it were open, others would not. The concluding essays, including an interview with Bishop Ernest Unterkoefler, the first chair of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on the Permanent Diaconate, provide additional historical background. |