Women and Priesthood in the Church of England: Ten Years on

by Ian Jones

2004 marked the tenth anniversary of the first ordinations of women to the priesthood in the Church of England. This independent and timely study explores the church's experience of this first decade, drawing on the results of a large-scale questionnaire survey and extensive interviews with Anglican congregations and clergy.

Key findings relate to:

Patterns of support/opposition to women's priesting amongst clergy and churchgoers;
Perceptions of the impact of the decision to ordain women as priests over the first ten years;
How women's priestly ministry has been received in practice, and what are the key issues for the future.

The report offers new evidence on the level of acceptance of women's priestly ministry in the Church of England, identifies some of the main practical challenges in implementing the change, and suggests alternative ways of looking beyond the usual labelling of people into supporters and opponents of women's priesting.

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2004

About the author

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Ian Jones, MBE has worked in bomb disposal for the last thirty-five years. As a major in the British Army, he served as officer commanding for all bomb disposal in Northern Ireland as well as working in Germany, Bosnia, Belize, Southern Africa, and most recently in Kosovo. He is now an explosives officer for the Metropolitan Police Force Bomb Squad in London.