{"id":33720,"date":"2016-08-26T08:53:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T13:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=33720"},"modified":"2016-08-26T09:09:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T14:09:35","slug":"conclusions-regarding-the-female-diaconate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/26\/conclusions-regarding-the-female-diaconate\/","title":{"rendered":"Conclusions Regarding the Female Diaconate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">All those interested in the papal commission on women and th<a href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Women-Deacons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33721 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Women-Deacons.png\" alt=\"Women Deacons\" width=\"115\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a>e diaconate will be interested in the Liturgical Press book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Deacons-Essays-Answers-Phyllis-Zagano\/dp\/0814683126\" target=\"_blank\">Women Deacons? Essays with Answers<\/a><\/em><em>,<\/em> edited by commission member Phyllis Zagano. <em>Pray Tell<\/em> is happy to print with permission the essay from this collection by Peter H<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00fc<\/span>nnermann, &#8220;Conclusions Regarding the Female Diaconate.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">To spark your interest in this strong collection, here are the essays in the book:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">The &#8216;Diaconate&#8217; of Phoebe (Romans 16:1-2) According to Modern Exegesis&#8221; by Corrado Marucci<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;Women Deacons in 1 Timothy: A Linguistic and Literary Look at &#8216;Women likewise&#8230;&#8217; (1 Tim 3-11) &#8221; by Jennifer H. Stiefel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;History and Value of the Feminine Diaconate in the Ancient Church&#8221; by Corrado Marucci<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;The Diaconate and Other Liturgical Ministries of Women&#8221; by Pietro Sorci<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;The Deaconess in the Byzantine Tradition&#8221; by Cipriano Vagaggini<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;The Ordination of Deaconesses in the Greek and Byzantine Tradition&#8221; by Cipriano Vagaggini<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;A View of the Past and Future of Feminine Ministries with the Church: Reflections about a Book by Roger Gryson&#8221; by Philippe Delhaye<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;Were There Deaconesses in Egypt?&#8221; by Ugo Zanetti<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Georgia; font-size:13px;\">&#8220;The Liturgical Function of Consecrated Women in the Byzantine Church&#8221; by Valerie A. 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