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<p>While numerous provocative works have sought to justify why women should be ordained as Catholic priests, <i>When Women Become Priests</i> is the first sustained reflection on the differences that would obtain with women at the altar. In the face of a centuries-old tradition of a male priesthood, what are the implications for the Catholic church of ordaining women? Would women priests become co-opted into the male clerical caste, particularly in relation to celebrating the sacraments? In an analysis that deftly unites feminist criticism, psychoanalysis, and Catholic theology, Kelley A. Raab explores the symbolic implications of women at the altar, providing rich insight into issues of gender, symbolism, and power.</p><p><i>When Women Become Priests</i> addresses critical issues about the effect of a female priest on the parishioners she would serve, on the sacrament of communion, and on the significance of the symbolism of Jesus that priest maintain during certain ceremonies. Rooted in her firm belief in the place of women within the Catholic priesthood, Raab's work is one that -- rather than reducing religious convictions to psychological construct -- seeks to re-invigorate the

Author

Raab, Kelley A.

Publisher

New York: Columbia University Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231113342

Subjects

Religion, Psychology, Christian