Over on his blog, “Non Sermoni Res,” Dr. William Witt has written several excellent essays on the topic of women’s ordination.
Here’s the guide that Witt put together in order to orient readers to his essays.
What I’ve done is to combine the blog posts into a single PDF, with bookmarks. Here it is: Witt_Womens-Ordination-Essays (PDF)
Read it here, reply wherever works best for you. When Micro.blog can connect the conversation back, replies appear below.
Other notes growing in this area of the garden:
Emily McGowin argues against the 'in persona Christi' argument against women's ordination.
Bonhoeffer's profound prison reflection: only the suffering God can help—a radical theological claim about God's nature and presence.
A call for recommendations on essential biblical and theological reference works, prompted by consulting BDAG and other study tools.
A short video recommendation for learning about Andrei Rublev's famous Trinity icon and its theological meaning.
Geoffrey Turner argues the New Testament has four (even five) distinct kinds of priesthood—and why conflating them muddies debates like women's ordination.
A summary and reading list about women's ordination debates within Anglicanism.