Women and the Priesthood. by Hopko, Thomas. (editor) - 1983

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1983-12-31. Revised. paperback. Used: Good.

St. Vladimirs Seminary Press, July 1999. Paper Back. New. A greatly revised edition of a collection of essays originally published in 1983. In his preface, Fr. Alexander Schmemann writes: ''The question of tradition stands at the very center and challenges us with essential questions. What is it? Is it the living memory and consciousness of the Church, the essential term of reference or criterion by which we discern the essential unbrokenness of the Church's life and identity during her pilgrimage through history? Or is it itself a product, or a sequence of products, of history, in the light of which it is to be reevaluated, judged or rejected?'' If the Tradition is living memory rather than merely a product of history, it seems that with all due deliberation about the reasons, and with love, we must answer the question of the ordination of women to the priesthood with a ''no.'' All the contributors to this book -- Bishop Kallistos, Georges Barrois, Nicholas… Read More

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St Vladimir's Seminary, 1983. ~Essays by Kallistos Ware, Nicholas Afanasiev, Kyriaki FizGerald, Deborah Belonick. Introduction by Alexander Schmemann. ~No ownership marks. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders with tracking, overseas tracking available on request.. Paperback. Very Good+. 190pp. Binding sound, text unmarked.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1983-04-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1999. Paperback. New. revised edition. 260 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1999. Paperback. New. revised edition. 260 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches.