Why the Women’s Ordination Question Will Shape the Future of Mormonism
A matter of “Radical Self Respect.”
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“Joseph Smith Himself Viewed Women as Priesthood Holders”
Mormon women organize for ordination.
Read MoreArchbishops Try to Hold it Together, Order Re-Vote on Women Bishops
Second time’s a charm?
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A Reforming Tradition Struggles With Change
For progressives in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the wider Christian church and society at large, the vote was a thrilling victory after decades of struggle and setback. For conservatives, the vote signaled a decisive break with scripture and tradition and called the orthodoxy and orthopraxy of the this denomination into question. Almost one year later, we can take a step back to consider what happened in Minneapolis and to map some of the trajectories of this historic vote.
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A More Perfect Union
In the midst of controversy, Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and partner Mark Andrew were joined in a Civil Union…
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Just Call Me Marie: When Women Become Priests
Marie Bouclin was excommunicated, or rather “self-excommunicated,” as the Catholic church puts it, for becoming a priest. But banishment from the church has not stopped her from living her vocation.
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Muslim Women “Warriors”
The recently launched Musawah Movement reckons with the Qur’an and Sharia to ensure that women aren’t subject to hostile and unequal treatment by their communities or families.
Read MoreWomen’s Ordination, Round Two
First you ordain women, then you consecrate them as bishops, and—look!—homosexual clergy want to come out of the closet: RD takes a calm look at the latest quarrel between the long-divorced Anglican Church and the Vatican…
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