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by Phyllis Zagano

Icons of Christ traces the history of ministry by women, especially those ordained as deacons. The author demonstrates how women were removed from leadership, prevented from using their voices, and eliminated from official ministries in the life of the Church. And she refutes arguments against restoring women to the ordained diaconate.

Genres: Christianity

146 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 2, 2019

Reviews

[Krisma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Food for thought

Zagano put an underlying theological tension that is almost always overlooked behind church dogmas and practices: if humanity is created in the image of God, why would there be different level of ministry, of which men and women could serve?

Drawing from her study of church history and church documents on that matter, Zagano brings to the front the undesputably church’s misogynic past and reflect from them to answer the question in the context of the church today.

[Donald Burt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A compelling argument

The author does a good job exploring the history of holy orders in general and the deaconate in general, highlighting women's roles in the past. She also makes a compelling argument for the restoration of women as deacons in the Catholic Church.

[Isabel Corpas]

Excellent study about women discrimination in the Catholic Church. I enjoyed reading it

[Jacque Kelnhofer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for Catholics. It will inform, enlighten, and challenge your understanding of and appreciation for women as ordained ministers.

[Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit polemical but well cited. I think I’m fairly well convinced that women deacons were ordained and should be again.

[Jill M Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent discussion

This book is a thorough historical review of women in the church. Although it concentrates on the diaconate, it examines the c role of women in general. The references are excellent and provide a rich background.