David.Anderson@cs.cmu.edu (11/30/90)
Hi all, Lynn here. I haven't seen this subject discussed in src, and I'm currently writing a rather lengthy piece on the subject of women's ordination to the priesthood. I would be interested in knowing what the views of various denominations are on the subject, which denominations allow women to be ordained, etc., and what some of the scriptural reasoning is behind prohibiting or allowing such ordination. I'd especially be interested in some good book or article references on the subject. Thanks. [It might be useful to send brief email notes to David, and have him summarize what denominations do and don't ordain women. The ones I know of that ordain women are all "liberal" churches: United Methodist, Presbyterian (USA), Episcopal. I recall in previous reading a comment that in the 19th Cent., the Pentacostal tradition tended to include ordained women, but with the development of fundamentalism, they abandoned it. --clh]