Called by God but Ordained by Men: The Work and Ministry of Reverend Florence Spetume Njangali in the Church of the Province of Uganda
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2010
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Journal of Anglican Studies
Abstract
The controversy over the ordination of women as priests in
the Church of the Province of Uganda has been going on
for a long time. Today, there are a few women priests in a
good number of dioceses in the Church of the Province of
Uganda. But this revolution against the conservative order
of male domination has not come without a price. Women
who feel called by God to the ministry in the Church of the
Province of Uganda are usually discriminated against even
when they eventually become ordained. One wonders
whether women are called by God but ordained by men.
This article looks at the work and ministry of one of those
women who opened the door to the ordination of women
in the Church of the Province of Uganda. In her response to
the challenges of the time, Njangali not only refused the old
definitions of women’s involvement in church ministry but
also guided the whole church to rethink and renew its
leadership policy.
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Culture, Deacon, Feminist, Mothers’ union, Ordination, Province, Synod, Women’s ministry
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Christopher Byaruhanga (2010). Called by God but Ordained by Men: The Work and Ministry of Reverend Florence Spetume Njangali in the Church of the Province of Uganda. Journal of Anglican Studies, 8, pp 219-239 doi:10.1017/ S1740355309000011