February 8, 2012

Thoughts On Women’s Ordination

  
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by Fr. John Morris During the last part of the twentieth century, Feminism swept through society like a raging forest fire and has become one of the most significant developments in modern history. It is not an exaggeration to state that feminism has redefined almost every aspect of contemporary American culture. Feminists and their supporters have demanded and received changes in the English language, which, like Orwell's "Newspeak," more … [Read more...]

What Beef Have Women Theologians with Divine Order?

  
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Orthodox Theologies of Women and Ordained Ministry by Rebecca Herman When my husband and I, after a long struggle within the Anglican Communion, were in the process of becoming Orthodox, we were struck and comforted by our priest’s fundamental catechetical premise: “In the Church, we believe that which has been revealed to us.” With equal assurance, he taught that the Faith undoubtedly goes through changes and development in many … [Read more...]

Why Women Were Never Priests

  
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by Alice C. Linsley A convert to Orthodoxy from being an Episcopalian priestess, Ms. Linsley renounced her priestly order in March 2004. She left the Episcopal ministry on the Sunday that Gene Robinson was consecrated and has not entered an Episcopal church since. After years of studying the question of women priests she is persuaded that this innovation is the root cause of the schism within Anglicanism. She is also the author of the … [Read more...]