Act of synod, act of folly ?

Notes: "Edited by Monica Furlong".; Includes bibliographical references.; "In 1993 the General Synod of the Church of England passed the Act of Synod whose measures formally recognized, and in a sense ratified, what was informally known as `the two integrities', a claim that it is possible for the church to hold two opposing views at the same time: that women can, and can not, be priests. The contributors to this book argue forcefully that the Act was a disaster, that it was a betrayal of the women about to be ordained and their successors, and that it has been profoundly damaging to the unity of the church and to the way it is perceived by those outside." -- back cover.; Contents: Introduction / Monica Furlong -- Gender and the Act of Synod / Jane Shaw -- A Theological Reflection: The Lost Anglican Tradition / John Austin Baker -- One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, but Two Integrities / Judith Maltby -- An Act of Betrayal / Jean Mayland -- Working the Act / Peter Selby -- Where is the Catholicity ? A Methodist Looks at the Act / Ian Jackson -- At the Grassroots: The Act in the Parishes / Lesley Bentley -- Postscript / Monica Furlong -- Notes -- Notes on Contributors -- Appendix 1: Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993 Code of Practice -- Appendix 2: General Synod Episcopal Ministry Act of Synod 1993.

Added Entry: Furlong, Monica, 1930-2003; Baker, John Austin, 1928-2014; Bentley, Lesley, 1955-; Jackson, Ian; Maltby, Judith (Judith Diane), 1957-; Mayland, Jean (Jean Mary), 1936-; Selby, Peter (Peter Stephen Maurice), 1941-; Shaw, Jane (Jane Alison), 1963-

Subjects: Church of England - Clergy; Ordination of women - Church of England; Church of England - Parties and movements; Women clergy - Church of England; Woman (Christian theology) - Church of England; Man-woman relationships - Religious aspects - Church of England