Deacons and
Deaconesses:
A Bibliography[1]
Brown, Joseph Allen. Ordination of Women to the Diaconate at the First Baptist Church of Shawnee, Oklahoma, 1985.
Canon Law Society of America. The Canonical Implications of Ordaining Women to the Permanent Diaconate Report of an Ad Hoc Committee of the Canon Law Society of America. Washington, D.C.: Canon Law Society of American, 1995.
Crescent Hill Baptist Church (Louisville, Ky.), Bill Leonard, and Edwin L. Tomppert. Worship Service (Crescent Hill Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky.), 1979, Sept. 9, 1979.
Düren, Sabine. Diakonat der Frau? Fragen Zur Stellung der Frau in der Kirche. Buttenwiesen: Stella Maris Verlag, 2000. ISBN: 3934225063.
Eckerdal, Lars. Under Bø Og Håndspålægelse: B Indvielse Af Missionæer, Diakoner Og Præter. 1. opl. Frederiksberg: ANIS, 1989. ISBN: 8787911523.
Evangelical Lutheran Church Church in America. Together for Ministry Final Report and Recommendations, Task Force on the Study of Ministry 1988‑1993. Chicago, Ill.: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1993.
FitzGerald, Kyriaki Karidoyanes. Women Deacons in the Orthodox Church Called to Holiness and Ministry. Rev. ed. Brookline, Mass.: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1999. LC Call Number: BX341.52; ISBN: 1885652224 (pbk.).
Foxcroft, Thomas, and First and Second Church in Boston. The Divine Right of Deacons. A Sermon Preach'd on Occasion of the Ordination of Mr. Zechariah Thayer, to the Office of a Deacon in the Old or First Gather'd Church in Boston, Lord's Day, May 23. 1731. Boston, New‑England: Printed by B. Green, for D. Henchman and J. Phillips, and sold at their shops, 1731.
Francis, Leslie J., and Mandy. Robbins. The Long Diaconate, 1987‑1994 Women Deacons and the Delayed Journey to Priesthood. Leominster: Gracewing, 1999. ISBN: 0852444729; Dewey Number: 262.14342.
Holper, James Frederick. Presbyteral Office and Ordination in American Presbyterianism a Liturgical‑Historical Study, 1988.
Hünermann, Peter. Diakonat ein Amt Für Frauen in der Kirche ‑ ein Frauengerechtes Amt? Ostfildern: Schwabenverlag, 1997. ISBN: 379660904X.
Jarman, John. The Duties of the Office of Deacons Explained and Enforced a Discourse Delivered at the Ordination of Deacons, in the Church Assembling in Castle‑Gate, Nottingham, August 18, 1828. Baptist Pamphlets and Books from Angus Library, Regent's Park College, Oxford. Nottingham: Printed by Sutton and Son [etc.], 1828.
Landregan, Steve., and Catholic Church. Speak, Lord! Reflections on the Ordination Rite for Deacons. [Washington, D.C.]: United States Catholic Conference, 1987. LC Number: 87410053; LC Call Number: BX2170.D35; ISBN: 1555861504 (pbk.); Dewey Number: 265/.4.
Litchfield North Association. On the Ordination of Deacons. [Litchfield, Conn.: Printed by Thomas Collier, 1797.
Lodi, Enzo. Infondi lo Spirito Degli Apostoli Teologia Liturgico‑Ecumenica del Ministero Ordinato. Caro Salutis Cardo. Padova: Edizioni Messaggero Abbazia di Santa Giustina, 1987. ISBN: 8870267245.
Moncreiff, Henry Wellwood. The Deaconship in the Free Church a Sermon Preached in Free St. Cuthbert's Church, on Sabbath, 23d December 1866, at the Ordination and Admission of Deacons. Edinburgh: John Maclaren, 1867.
Muir, Pearson M'Adam. The Call of the Church to Women of Leisure a Sermon Preached in the Parish Church of Morningside at the Admission of a Deaconess, on Sunday, April 1st, 1894. Edinburgh: J. Gardner Hitt, 1894.
Müller, Gerhard Ludwig. Priestertum und Diakonat der Empfänger Des Weihesakramentes in Schöpfungstheologischer und Christologischer Perspektive. Freiburg: Johannes Verlag Einsiedeln, 2000. LC Call Number: BV676; ISBN: 389411360X.
CCC. Priesthood and Diaconate the Recipient of the Sacrament of Holy Orders from the Perspective of Creation Theology and Christology. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2002. LC Number: 2001094786; LC Call Number: BV676; ISBN: 0898708923 (alk. paper); Dewey Number: 262/.142/082.
Packard, Russell C. Come, Journey with Me a Personal Story of Conversion and Ordination. Whitinsville, MA: Affirmation Books, 1984. LC Number: 84024356; LC Call Number: BX4668.P23; ISBN: 0895710218 (pbk.); Dewey Number: 248.2/46/0924 B.
Patterson, Floyd Elias. An Issues Approach to the Closure of Conflict Over the Ordination of Women as Deacons, 1985.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A Ministry of Service a Guide to the Meaning of Ordination and Church Office in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Louisville, Ky.: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Office of Theology and Worship, 1996.
CCC. A Proposal for Considering the Theology and Practice of Ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Louisville, Ky.: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Theology and Worship Ministry Unit, 1992.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)., José A. Villarreal, Robert W. Jeambey, and Ted A. Lester. So, You've Been Elected a Deacon. Bloomington, MN Louisville, Ky.: Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) [producer] Presbyterian Publishing House [distributor], 1991. Members of three Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations participate in this video designed to prepare deacons to serve in Presbyterian churches. It covers the office of deacon, Presbyterian faith and order, deacons at work, duties, and ordination.
A Proposal for Considering the Theology and Practice of Ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Louisville, Ky.: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Theology and Worship Ministry Unit, 1992.
Randall, George M., and Samuel Gardner Drake Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress). The Purpose and Profit of the Diaconate as an Essential Part of the Ministry of the Christian Church a Sermon Preached in the Church of the Messiah on the Occasion of the Admission of Mr. Richard F. Putnam to the Holy Order of Deacons on Monday Morning, Sept. 26, A.D. 1859. Boston: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1860. LC Number: 00537835; LC Call Number: AC901.
Ransdell, J. S., and David Benedict. Random Notes on Baptist History, Ecclesiology, Officers, Missions 25.
Ratigan, Virginia Kaib., and Arlene. Swidler. A New Phoebe Perspectives on Roman Catholic Women and the Permanent Diaconate. Kansas City, MO: Sheed & Ward, 1990. LC Number: 90060898; LC Call Number: BX1912.2; ISBN: 1556123574; Dewey Number: 262/.142.
Reininger, Dorothea, and Karl Lehmann. Diakonat der Frau in der Einen Kirche Diskussionen, Entscheidungen und Pastoral‑Praktische Erfahrungen in der Christlichen Ökumene und Ihr Beitrag Zur Römisch‑Katholischen Diskussion. Ostfildern [Germany]: Schwabenverlag, 1999. ISBN: 379660949X.
Rice, Howard L., and Calvin. Chinn. The Ordination Questions a Study for Church Officers. Philadelphia: Geneva Press, 1984.
CCC. The Ordination Questions a Study for Church Officers. [Louisville, Ky.]: Presbyterian Pub. House, 1993.
CCC. The Ordination Questions a Study for Church Officers. [Louisville, Ky.]: Geneva Press, 1996.
Smythe, Paul Rodney. The Ordination of Women. London: Skeffington & Son, Ltd., 1939. LC Number: 40031826; LC Call Number: BX5182.3; Dewey Number: 262.14 [396.52].
Turner, H. J. M. Ordination and Vocation, Yesterday and Today Current Questions About Ministries in the Light of Theology and History. Worthing, Eng.: Churchman Publishing, 1990. LC Number: gb 91050080; ISBN: 1850932107 (pbk).
Wallin, Benjamin. The Universal Concern of Saints in Communion Represented in a Sermon, the Substance of Which Was Delivered to the Church, Meeting Near Devonshire‑Square... London: Printed for the Author, 1762.
Webb, John. A Brief Discourse at the Ordination of a Deacon. Boston: Printed by B. Green, for D. Henchman, and J. Phillips, and sold at their shops., 1731.
Wijngaards, J. N. M. No Women in Holy Orders? the Women Deacons of the Early Church. Norwich: Canterbury, 2002. ISBN: 185311507X; Dewey Number: 262.142082.
Zagano, Phyllis. Holy Saturday an Argument for the Restoration of the Female Diaconate in the Catholic Church. New York: Crossroad Pub., 2000. LC Number: 00008201; LC Call Number: BX1912.2; ISBN: 0824518322; Dewey Number: 262/.142/082.
Zeigler, Earl Frederick. Interpreting Ordination Vows Elders, Deacons. Philadelphia, Pa.: Office of Adult Work, Presbyterian Board of Christian Education, 1946.
[1]Compiled on June 5, 2003 by Lorin L. Cranford from a BookWhere 4.2 search of major theological libraries around the world. The bibliography was generated via Citation 8.0 in the Turabrian bibliographic format. Where available library code identification and abstracts are included. All rights reserved by C&L Designs, a division of C&L Ventures, Inc.