The Year They Gave Women the Priesthood and Other Stories
The Year They Gave Women the Priesthood and Other Stories

Author: Michael Fillerup

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781560854166

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"In this new collection of short fiction, award-winning author Michael Fillerup explores the shuttered landscapes of Mormon culture where feel-good clichés falter and the faithful are scorched in the refiner's fire. The seventeen stories in Fillerup's new compilation run the gamut in length, style, and voice, but all share an unapologetic authenticity. Whether examining the hypocrisy of sexism, the crucible of forgiveness, or the heartbreak of parenthood, Fillerup leads readers through a labyrinth of emotions but never feeds them to the Minotaur. Light shines at the end of each tortuous tunnel and, to the thoughtful reader, genuine joy"--

Women and the Priesthood
Women and the Priesthood

Author: Thomas Hopko

Publisher: RSM Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780881411461

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The authors search for explanations and reasons why the Orthodox Church has never in its history ordained women to serve as bishops and priests. All agree that the Church had women deacons, and that careful consideration must be given to this office as it existed in the past and as it may once again in the Orthodox Church.

When Women Were Priests
When Women Were Priests

Author: Karen J. Torjesen

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1995-04-15

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0060686618

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This landmark book reveals not only that women were priests, bishops, and prophets in early Christianity, but also how and why they were then suppressed.