Guests in Their Own House: The Women of Vatican II
McEnroy provides a fascinating account of the 23 women who officially observed Vatican II. To reconstruct the history of this aspect of the Council, she uses interviews with nine of the women and with persons who knew seven women who have since died, as well as with bishops, theologians, and reporters. She describes the women's reception and their important contributions and emphasizes the need for women to participate at all levels of the Roman Catholic Church. McEnroy concludes by describing the termination of her tenure as a professor of systematic theology because of her dissent from the papal decree forbidding the discussion of women's ordination. Her book recalls an almost forgotten event of great significance for historians, feminists, and church people. Highly recommended for all libraries.?Carolyn M. Craft, Longwood Coll., Farmville, Va.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.