When Women Become Priests: The Catholic Women's Ordination Debate Tapa dura - 2000

Columbia University Press, New York, 2000. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Light age and reading wear. 314 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Religion & Theology; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 023111334X. ISBN/EAN: 9780231113342. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50972. . 9780231113342

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New. While numerous provocative works have sought to justify why women should be ordained as Catholic priests, "When Women Become Priests" is the first sustained reflection on the differences that would obtain with women at the altar. In the face of a centuries-old tradition of a male priesthood, what are the implications for the Catholic church of ordaining women? Would women priests become co-opted into the male clerical caste, particularly in relation to celebrating the sacraments? In an analysis that deftly unites feminist criticism, psychoanalysis, and Catholic theology, Kelley A. Raab explores the symbolic implications of women at the altar, providing rich insight into issues of gender, symbolism, and power. "When Women Become Priests" addresses critical issues about the effect of a female priest on the parishioners she would serve, on the sacrament of communion, and on the significance of the symbolism of Jesus that priests maintain during certain… Leer más

Columbia Univ Pr, 2000. Hardcover. New. 313 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.