Phyllis Zagano is senior research associate-in-residence and adjunct professor of religion at Hofstra University and founding co-chair of the Roman Catholic Studies Group of the American Academy of Religion. The author or editor of eighteen books in religious studies, including Catholic Press Association and College Theology Society book award winners, Zagano is also the series editor of the Spirituality in History Series published by Liturgical Press.
"These previously untranslated essays by Cipriano Vagaggini are a
comprehensive argument in support of the church's practice of
ordaining women as deacons and merit very careful study as the
issue is discussed today."
Emil A. Wcela, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus, Diocese of Rockville
Centre, New York, Past President, Catholic Biblical Association of
America
"At a time when we desperately need the ministry of women in the
church these pieces help to show not only the historical reality of
the diaconate for women but also the fact that no theological
argument whatsoever stands in the way to ordaining women to this
ministry."
John F. Baldovin, SJ, Professor of Historical & Liturgical
Theology, Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
"The discussion surrounding the possibility of the ordination of
women to the diaconate has simmered among church historians and
theologians for many decades. . . . This debate needs to be as
deeply and widely informed as possible. It may form part of Pope
Francis' request that more `space' (spazio) be given to the
ministry of women in the Catholic tradition. We are in deep debt to
Phyllis Zagano and Liturgical Press for making this precious study
available to us in English for the first time."
Francis J. Moloney, SDB, AM, FAHA, Senior Professorial Fellow,
Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia, Past
President, Catholic Biblical Association of America
"Finally! A superb translation of Vagaggini's indispensable
writings on the female diaconate. Subsequent studies have generally
confirmed Vagaggini's interpretations, but they remain a must-read.
No discussion of this vital issue should take place without
reference to these texts. And in addition to everything else, they
prove how important it is for the Catholic Church to "breathe with
both lungs."
Archpriest Peter Galadza, PhD, Kule Family Professor of Liturgy,
Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, Past President,
Societas Orientalium Liturgiarum
"This fine translation of two of Cipriano Vagaggini's essays on
women's ordination to the diaconate in the Eastern tradisionis
Phyllis Zagano's latest of many important contributions to the
understanding of the ordination of women to ecclesiastical office
in early Christianity. . . . In August 2013, Pope Francis declared
that it was important, even necessary to give women more space
(spazio) in the church. A rereading of these two essays by
Vagaggini, so masterfully translated by Zagano, could fortify that
papal hope and endow the reintroduction of an ancient tradition
with scholarly and historical gravity."
Kevin Madigan, National Catholic Reporter
"Quite useful for Catholic readers who want to continue the
tradition of ressourcement in ascertaining the possibility of
including women in the evolution of the diaconate. Scholars and
pastors devoted to serious ecclesiological projects will find this
small book valuable both historically and theologically."Nicholas
Denysenko, Theological Studies
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