Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [118]-123).

Thesis (M.A.)--Vanguard University, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Mass., 1999. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-135).

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2004. / Includes bibliography.

黃慧賢. / "2001年8月" / 論文 (哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2001. / 參考文獻 (leaves 150-161) / 附中英文摘要. / "2001 nian 8 yue" / Huang Huixian. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2001. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 150-161) / Fu Zhong Ying wen zhai yao. / 引言篇 --- p.1 / Chapter 1. --- 女性按立議題的本質 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- 神聖與世俗的取捨 / Chapter 1.2 --- 保留傳統與革新制度的選擇 / Chapter 2. --- 婦女對按立議題的回應 --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- 在婦女運動影響下，女性對按立女牧師的立場和反省 / Chapter 2.2 --- 女性參與封職的經驗 / Chapter 3. --- 理論架構一福柯的抗衡槪念 --- p.14 / Chapter 4. --- 硏究方法 --- p.16 / Chapter 4.1 --- 歷史文獻 / Chapter 4.2 --- 定質社會硏究 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- 深入訪問 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- 口述歷史 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- 跨宗派硏究 / Chapter 5. --- 論文大綱 --- p.21 / Chapter 第一章： --- 香港基督教會女性按立的歷史發展與槪況 --- p.22 / Chapter 1. --- 香港首名女牧師 --- p.22 / Chapter 2. --- 一件光榮的歷史一香港聖公會突破聖公宗的按立制度 --- p.27 / Chapter 3. --- 綜觀香港教會開放女性按牧的槪況 --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1 --- 各宗派開放女性按牧的槪況 / Chapter 3.2 --- 緩慢發展四十載 / Chapter 3.3 --- 八九以後女性封牧迅速增加 / Chapter 4. --- 總結 --- p.37 / Chapter 第二章： --- 宗派開放按立女牧師的話分析 --- p.39 / Chapter 1. --- 話語分析的定義 --- p.39 / Chapter 2. --- 開放女牧職的首要機制：嚴謹和深入研究討論 --- p.42 / Chapter 3. --- 按立的理念：徘徊兩性爭議和神學/聖經權威之間 --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1 --- 話語一：強調兩性平等 / Chapter 3.2 --- 話語二 ：抗拒兩性平等 / Chapter 3.3 --- 話語三：視乎說話對象而定 / Chapter 4. --- 討論的內容：重新界定女牧職的準則？ --- p.54 / Chapter 5. --- 問題焦點：加強對婦女事奉的認同或再確定婦女的邊緣位置？ --- p.56 / Chapter 6. --- 總結 --- p.59 / Chapter 第三章： --- 從兩個信義宗宗派的個案，分析兩個最佳女候選人的抗衡 故事 --- p.60 / Chapter 1. --- 略述國外宗派聯繫對兩個信義宗宗派開放按立的影響 --- p.60 / Chapter 2. --- 甲宗派開放按立女牧師的前因後果 --- p.64 / Chapter 3. --- 乙宗派開放按立女牧師的來龍去脈 --- p.65 / Chapter 4. --- 作爲最佳候選人的處境和位置 --- p.66 / Chapter 4.1 --- 張牧師的故事 / Chapter 4.2 --- 王牧師的故事 / Chapter 5. --- 她們的抗衡選擇 --- p.74 / Chapter 5.1 --- 在宗派討論期間的參與角色 / Chapter 5.2 --- 忠於所領受的呼召 / Chapter 5.3 --- 被質疑按立動機 / Chapter 5.4 --- 教育會眾關注女性封立 / Chapter 5.5 --- 爭議之後，再讀神學 / Chapter 5.6 --- 按立的選擇 / Chapter 6. --- 總結 --- p.82 / Chapter 第四章： --- 女性集體抗衡一宣道會例子 --- p.84 / Chapter 1. --- 宗派背景特色 --- p.84 / Chapter 1.1 --- 宗派成立與組織架構 / Chapter 1.2 --- 宗派所言說的女性地位 / Chapter 2. --- 開放按立政策的緣起 --- p.89 / Chapter 2.1 --- 外在影響 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- 社會趨勢 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- 跨宗派際間之互動 / Chapter 2.2 --- 內部蘊釀 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- 九二年否決按立女牧師的議決 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- 九五年從實際牧養角度展開討論 / Chapter 3. --- 婦女的抗衡表現 --- p.100 / Chapter 3.1 --- 婦女集體行動 / Chapter 3.2 --- 針對實際問題 / Chapter 3.3 --- 對男人領導原則的抗衡 / Chapter 3.4 --- 從上主而來的呼召，與上主一同爭戰 / Chapter 4. --- 總結 --- p.109 / Chapter 第五章： --- 女性個別、被動的抗衡一中華基督會例子 --- p.111 / Chapter 1. --- 宗派女性按立的背景 --- p.112 / Chapter 1.1 --- 宗派早期女性牧職的傳統 / Chapter 1.2 --- 香港區會女性牧職的發展 / Chapter 2. --- 堂會層面的阻礙 --- p.116 / Chapter 2.1 --- 堂會對女性事奉的抗拒 / Chapter 2.2 --- 堂會抗拒女性牧職 / Chapter 2.3 --- 宗派的組織結構問題限制實踐女性封職 / Chapter 3. --- 女牧師的抗衡表現 --- p.123 / Chapter 3.1 --- 個別抗衡 / Chapter 3.2 --- 被動抗衡 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- 持守崗位 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- 跳槽 / Chapter 4. --- 總結 --- p.133 / 結論篇 --- p.135 / Chapter 1. --- 綜論 --- p.135 / Chapter 2. --- 兩組相對應的抗衡表現 --- p.137 / Chapter 2.1 --- 從個別抗衡到集體抗衡 / Chapter 2.2 --- 從被動抗衡到主動參與 / Chapter 3. --- 意義重尋：女牧師抗衡表現的多元性 --- p.139 / Chapter 4. --- 宗教信仰與婦女抗衡 --- p.142 / 附件 --- p.145 / 附表一：香港華人女牧師按立年份表 --- p.145 / 附表二 ：有按立女牧師之宗派/堂會 --- p.148 / 圖一：香港華人女牧師按立人數 --- p.149 / 參考書目 --- p.150

The Roman Catholic Church maintains that women cannot be ordained to the ministerial priesthood because of its unbroken tradition that only men can be priests, based on the example of Jesus, who chose only men to be ‘Apostles’. Vatican documents published during the late twentieth century use the writings of several mediaeval theologians and canonists to support this ruling. The topic is of present-day importance for understanding the origins of the exclusion of women from the priesthood given the current shortage of priests in the Catholic Church. This thesis looks first at the present ruling in the Vatican documents, and then considers the mediaeval writings, canon law and theology, from scholars such as Gratian, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure and Duns Scotus, looking especially at their Commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. Subsequent chapters analyse in more detail the arguments from scripture and biology, drawing together strands of thought in the Middle Ages on these subjects, including judgements about women’s intellectual and emotional capacity, and the contemporary anthropological and Christological understanding of the Incarnation. Language and translation are also significant but often neglected factors in the discussion, which the thesis studies by highlighting the recovery of Greek writings in medicine and philosophy, along with choice of terminology and use of metaphor, in the mediaeval period and in modern Church documents. By this approach, a critical survey is made of the most salient aspects of the debate. This thesis seeks to dissect systematically the origins of the prohibition, based on attitudes towards women which, while not always intentionally misogynistic, were nonetheless rooted in a world view that, the thesis argues, is no longer relevant today.

Submitted to the Faculty of Theology and Religion Studies in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Theology in the Department of Missiology, Religion Studies and Practical Theology at the University of Zululand, 2003. / This dissertation focusses on the biblical role of women in the contemporary church, taking into account God's original plan and purpose for women in Genesis 1 and 2, the changes which occurred as a result of the Fall in Genesis 3, and the influence of the various cultures and traditions, especially in the Old Testament period, on the attitudes toward and treatment of women. Jesus' apparently revolutionary attitude towards women challenged the Jewish status quo, directing the people back to His Father's original plan and purpose for the relationship between men and women. His attitude is reflected in the teachings of the apostles in the New Testament, women being spiritually equal before God, yet having different and complementary roles and functions to fulfil. The clear hierarchical structure of authority which was laid down by God in the beginning, is therefore reinforced through Scripture. The strong influence of feminism over the past century is investigated, where women are demanding equal rights in all spheres. As a result, the call for full ordination of women within the Church is now widely acceptable even in evangelical circles. It appears that women are "abandoning" the biblical role which God ordained for them. The aim of this study is to explore the validity of women in leadership roles within the church and whether this practice deviates from God's original plan revealed in His Word or not. The research seeks to trace this tendency in some mainline churches and to prove the hypothesis that this is due to a misinterpretation of the Scriptures and a lack of biblical teaching on this subject. The central finding is that there certainly is confusion among today's Christians on this issue, and that feminist thinking has drawn both pastors and laity alike away from the biblical principles of authority. The study concludes that women do have a very crucial role to play in the contemporary church, a vast number of ministries being open to them, allowing them to exercise all their spiritual gifts. The only biblical restraint and prohibition, however, is that they are not permitted to preach, teach, lead or rule over men in any way within the church, such positions of authority being reserved for men only. Women should therefore be discouraged from assuming leadership over men, and should spend more time encouraging men to lead in a godly manner, both in the home and in the church, so that they might fulfil their God-ordained purpose. My submission is that if men and women live and serve Him within the authority structure which He has set in place, God will surely be glorified and His kingdom extended.

Research on the ordination of women has focused on the effect in the church and on aspects of the personality of the women choosing the priesthood but not on effects on the families of ordained women. Using personal interviews, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Bem Sex Role Inventory, spouses in 12 families which contain ordained women from Episcopalian, Methodist, Unity and The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints churches were analyzed to determine the effects of ordination on the families. Couples containing an ordained female were found to have slightly higher marital adjustment and significantly higher levels of androgyny than a standardized sample. Androgyny and marital adjustment were significantly correlated. The more androgenous, the greater the marital adjustment.

In the years since World War II, increasing numbers of women have been ordained as clergy in mainstream Protestant denominations. During this period there has also been a movement to use inclusive language for God. This study examines the possibility that use of inclusive language for God in communal prayer by congregations in specific denominations (United Methodist Church, United Presbyterian Church USA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, United Church of Christ, and the Episcopal Church USA) is related to experience with women clergy. Interviews, based on a questionnaire developed for this study, were held with the pastors of six Portland area congregations in each of these denominations. The questions were designed to elicit information about each congregation, the clergy associated with each congregation, and the use of inclusive language for God within each congregation. The results of the study are inconclusive. The United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ began ordaining women many years before the other three denominations did. The two denominations also have produced liturgical materials which use inclusive language for God. However, there did not appear to be a relationship between an individual congregation's experience with women clergy and its use of inclusive language for God in communal prayer.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2003. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 185-195).