Change for Christian Women 1974-2014

Three big things happened in 1974 for Christian women:  

• 11 Episcopal women were ordained in Philadelphia outside the rules of the Church (irregularly).

               http://www.religionnews.com/2014/07/23/philadelphia-11-shattered-stained-glass-ceiling-40-years-later-now/

• The Leadership Conference of Women Religious in 1973-74 began "extensive programs related to transforming the perceptions of and about women. We have promoted the recognition of sexism as destructive of both women and men" --in the Roman Catholic Church.  

            https://lcwr.org/about/history

• Evangelical women in Chicago formed an organization to promote women's rights among theologically conservative Protestant women.

                  http://www.eewc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CFT_2014_Gathering_Press_Release.pdf

In 2014 all three groups are marking 40 years of work for women's equality within Christian churches.

Hallelujah!

Laudate Dominum! (or Dominam--why refer to God as male?)

Praise the Lord!  (or Lady Wisdom--Sophia in Greek, Hochmah in Hebrew)