Interim report of the Study on the Life and Work of Women in Church
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- Publication Date
- [1948]
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 4415 W65 1948
- Corporate Author
- World Council of Churches
- Place of Publication
- Geneva
- Publisher
- World Council of Churches
- Publication Date
- [1948]
- Physical Description
- 64 p. ; 20.7 x 14.2 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- At head of title: For Use of Participants only : First Assembly of the World Council of Churches Amsterdam, 1948.
- "This Report aims to serve two purposes. First, it will give an introduction to the range of experience and opinion gathered from various countries and churches during the Study of `The Life and Work of Women in the Church'. In the second place, it will serve as background material for the consideration of the Concern of the Churches for `The Place of Women in the Church' by the first Assembly of the World Council of Churches'." -- p. 5.
- Contents: Statement of the Aims of this Report -- General Background -- Point of View and Method of Study -- Response to Enquiry -- Basic considerations -- Professional activities -- Voluntary activities -- Governing boards -- Women and the Ecumenical Movement -- Some main issues : Suggestions for Next Steps -- Suggestions of Means to Be Employed in Taking Some Next Steps -- Appendix.
- Appendix consists of names of "Chief Correspondents in Countries Co-operating in study of `The Life and Work of Women in the Church'". Canadian correspondent: Mrs. G.E. Forbes, c/o Dr. W.J. Gallagher, 3 Willcocks Street, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada.
- Series
- Concerns of the churches ; 3
- Added Entry
- World Council of Churches. Assembly (1st : 1948 : Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Life and Work of Women in the Church
- Subjects
- Women in church work
- Ordination of women
- Call Number
- BV 4415 W65 1948
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)