Seeking the Truth of Change in the Church: Reception, Communion and the Ordination of Women

by Paul Avis

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2004

Overview

This timely book, which arises out of consultations under the auspices of the Centre for the Study of the Christian Church, examines the Church of England's decision to ordain women to the priesthood and to make pastoral provision for those opposed. It attempts to discover and define the theological principles underlying both the ordination of women and the determination of the Church to maintain communion when these developments provoke fundamental disagreements.

Product Details

• Title: Seeking the Truth of Change in the Church: Reception, Communion and the Ordination of Women
• Author: Paul Avis
• Publisher: T & T Clark International
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 160

About Paul Avis

Paul Avis is an honorary assistant priest in the Church of England, serving in the Diocese of Exeter, and a brother to Elizabeth Baxter. He was in parish ministry for 23 years before becoming General Secretary of the Council for Christian Unity. He is currently an honorary professor in the University of Edinburgh School of Divinity. Paul is Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Ecclesiology and Editor of the monograph series Anglican-Episcopal Theology and History (both published by Brill). He has also edited The Oxford Handbook of Ecclesiology. Paul’s recent publications include Jesus and the Church: The Foundation of the Church in the New Testament and Modern Theology (2021), Reconciling Theology (2022), Theology and the Enlightenment: A Critical Enquiry into Enlightenment Theology and its Reception (2022), and Revelation and the Word of God (2024). He is a long-serving consultant to Holy Rood House.