Author: David Howlett

Affiliation: Guilford College Title: Evolving RCWP: Ministerial Modeling and Practicing New Priesthoods Abstract: The Roman Catholic Womenpriests (RCWP) movement started in 2001 with the contra legem (“against canon law”) ordinations of 7 women to priesthood. To date, roughly 250 women have been ordained through RCWP. While the women in the movement are not recognized by Rome and

Academic Affiliation: Indiana University Title: The Other Pastors: Towards Legitimacy and Authority Abstract: This paper looks at the experiences of women of color clergy in mainline Protestant denominations. I argue that women of color clergy are often viewed as “the other pastor,” that is, occupying another category of pastor alongside their peers and colleagues. Although