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vii, 266 pages ; 23 cm |
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| Contents |
Abbreviations -- Introduction: Women remember / Dorothy Nickel Friesen and Lois Y. Barret -- 1. First gatherings: Women organize / Dorothy Nickel Friesen -- 2. If truth be told: Women dare to be activists / Dorothy Yoder Nyce -- 3. Peace Section advocacy: Women write / Gayle Gerber Koontz and Ted Koontz -- 4. Blinders and power: Women of color proclaim / Iris de Leartshorn and Regina Shandz Stoltzfus -- 5. The great hurdle: Women are ordained / John A. Esau, Nancy Kauffmann, and Karen Martens Zimmerly -- 6. Surveys and conversations: Women pastors speak / Dorothy Nickel Friesen and Diane Zaerr Brenneman -- 7. Conferences and publications: Women do theology / Lois Y. Barrett -- 8. Moving into church structures: Women govern / Lois Y. Barrett -- 9. Women are "adjunct": Women serve and learn leadership / Anita Hooley Yoder and Marlene Harder Bogard -- Conclusion: Women said something! / Lois Y. Barrett and Dorothy Nickel Friesen -- Appendix: Ordained Women in Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada (1972-2005) / Compiled by Norothy Nickel Friesen -- Study Guide -- Contributors. |
| Summary |
"Proclaiming the Good News recounts changes in the ways Mennonite women have been leaders in the church in North America from 1972 to 2006. The chapters in Proclaiming the Good News are shaped by voices of a women who exercised leadership in an Anabaptist denomination during this period. Some are scholars; others are pastors; still others are leaders in publication, education, and administration. Together, these voices tell the story of Mennonite women who invested their gifts and talents in Mennonite congregations and institutions. In addition to recounting personal experiences, the book engages survey data (from 1972, 1989, and 2006) to document changes in attitudes and practices over the decades"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Awards |
Kansas notable books, 2024. |
| Subject |
Mennonite women -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Barrett, Lois, editor.
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Nickel Friesen, Dorothy, 1947- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780936273594 (paperback) |
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0936273593 |
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