Deaconesses: A Tradition for Today and Tomorrow

Deaconesses: A Tradition for Today and Tomorrow

The articles gathered here draw on multiple disciplines to argue for the restoration of this venerable order . . . As we face the challenges of a rapidly changing world, may the ministry of deacons, both male and female, flourish once again!

John H. Erickson, Professor Emeritus, St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary
This book is a remarkable achievement: scrupulously attentive to both history and theology; inclusive of Orthodox traditions and experience of the broadest purview; concrete, practical, and informative; inspiring in presentation, and visionary in scope.
Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Professor of History and Religion, Brown University