Dimensions
129 x 198 x 16mm
In 1992, women won the right to be ordained as priests in the Church of England after a log struggle against what had sometimes seemed to be overwhelming opposition.
This book tells the stories of what it has been like on the inside for some of the remarkable women who have been ordained and started working as priests during the last ten years. Some of them are battle-scarred warriors who were only ordained after years of campaigning. On the way, although they encountered love and support from some quarters, they also met prejudice and personal insult where it was least expected. They were described as "a bunch of unattractive lesbian women's libbers", not by a man but by a church-going woman.
But this book isn't about the struggle to be ordained. It is the story of the changes these exceptional women are making to the Church, often against all the odds. In this lively and engaging book, Andrew and Liz Barr have talked to twelve women who are from greatly varied backgrounds and working in many different situations.
These women have fascinating stories to tell and they are achieving much that makes for inspirational reading. Their honesty reveals that the Church is still a long way from ridding itself of hostility towards women priests and that too often suspicion and fear are not far from the surface.
