Presiding Like a Woman
Nicola Slee, Stephen BurnsPaperback 2010-09-01
The book brings together a range of contributors, women and men, from different Christian traditions with stories, poems, hymns and liturgical texts, histories and theoretical perspectives; * what does it mean to 'preside like a woman'?* Do women do it differently and, if?so, how and why? * What do women's relatively recent experiences of?presiding offer by way of insight, critique, questions and meanings?* ?What is the significance of body, gesture, voice, presence, authority?and so on in the exercise of presidency??A rich set of essays that highlighting the dignity and the particular contribution of women in church leadership?
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What does it mean to preside like a woman at the Eucharist? Do women do it differently, or should they? How do lay women and men experience women's priestly ministry? This is an accessible, broadly popular book, pushing the boundaries in new and unusual ways, and making a serious contribution to feminist and liturgical debate.
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The book brings together a range of contributors, women and men, from different Christian traditions with stories, poems, hymns and liturgical texts, histories and theoretical perspectives; * what does it mean to 'preside like a woman'?* Do women do it differently and, if?so, how and why? * What do women's relatively recent experiences of?presiding offer by way of insight, critique, questions and meanings?* ?What is the significance of body, gesture, voice, presence, authority?and so on in the exercise of presidency??A rich set of essays that highlighting the dignity and the particular contribution of women in church leadership?
-Publisher.
Publisher Description
What does it mean to preside like a woman at the Eucharist? Do women do it differently, or should they? How do lay women and men experience women's priestly ministry? This is an accessible, broadly popular book, pushing the boundaries in new and unusual ways, and making a serious contribution to feminist and liturgical debate.