Men and Women in the Episcopal Church

An article of mine on men and women in the Episcopal Church entitled, "The Battle of the Sexes has Subsided" was recently published in the weekly magazine, The Living Church. This essay began as an address to a group of Manhattan clergy that I belong to; my original intention was simply to survey the field.

By the time I completed the paper, though, I realized that I wanted to stress my personal opinion that ordained women had largely been accepted and assimilated in our church. And I could not resist adding my view that in a generation or two, this would likely be the case with lesbian and gay clergy.

In a way, my views were confirmed simply by the article being accepted by the traditionalist publication, The Living Church. Even though they published my thoughts as a "Viewpoint" piece, it was published. I hope my optimistic predictions turn out to be true.

The article is not available on the limited Living Church website but if you contact me, I will email or mail you a copy. --J. Douglas Ousley ousleyjd@churchoftheincarnation.org