Church in the Round: Feminist Interpretation of the Church
Russell, a Presbyterian clergyman and professor of theology at Yale Divinity School, uses the metaphor of three tables--the Round Table of connection, the Kitchen Table of solidarity, and the Welcome Table of partnership--to set forth her vision of a church that is not alienating to women, nonwhites, or the laity. She envisions a church in which all work for justice and freedom and in which church leaders "make all persons welcome as they gather around God's table of New Creation." She especially criticizes the way "right" administration of sacraments "has fenced the table by requiring that only those ordained and authorized in a particular pattern officiate," and she calls for a spirituality that unites all individuals. Highly recommended for all seminary libraries and for academic and public libraries as well.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.