Description
Three decades after the decision to allow the ordination of women to the priesthood, nine lay women in the Church of England have written their thoughts on what it means to be committed to being 'lay' in the contemporary church and world. For more than twenty years the writers have been part of an Anglican lay women's group, meeting, sharing and reflecting together. Edgewise? collects their individual perspectives on being a lay woman in the church since the opportunity for ordination became a reality, with some threads and themes in common and others unique. The result is a fascinating, thoughtful snapshot of several lives and diverse experiences which presents rich material for reflection by all in the twenty-first-century Church of England and beyond.
About the Author
Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild have together written and edited a number of books, including Human Rites: Worship Resources for an Age of Change (Mowbray, 1995), The Monastic Way (Canterbury Press, 2006) and Rhythms of Remembering: An Everyday Office Book (SPCK, 2013). Other contributors to the book are Janet Batsleer, Margaret Beetham, Caro Barker Bennett, Maggie Butcher, Margaret Halsey, Frances Killick and Helen Stanton.
Book Information
ISBN 9781913657260
Author Hannah Ward
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
Publisher Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
About the Author
Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild have together written and edited a number of books, including Human Rites: Worship Resources for an Age of Change (Mowbray, 1995), The Monastic Way (Canterbury Press, 2006) and Rhythms of Remembering: An Everyday Office Book (SPCK, 2013). Other contributors to the book are Janet Batsleer, Margaret Beetham, Caro Barker Bennett, Maggie Butcher, Margaret Halsey, Frances Killick and Helen Stanton.
Book Information
ISBN 9781913657260
Author Hannah Ward
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
Publisher Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
