Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

pt. I. Anglican historical and theological perspectives on the church

From a colonial church to a global communion/ Kwok Pui-lan

Problems with authority in the Anglican communion/ Ellen K. Wondra

Bonds of affection? debates on sexuality/ Jane Shaw

There for the burials: there for the births: women in leadership in the Anglican communion/ Wendy Fletcher

Women's leadership development for the Anglican communion: Oh Lord, how long must we wait/ Jenny Plane Te Paa

pt. 2 Anglican women and God's mission

Gender, feminism, and empire: the case of the church missionary society/ Gulnar E. Francis-Dehqani

Mother's union: from Victorian village to global village/ Cordelia Moyse

The Church and poverty alleviation in Africa/ Esther M. Mombo

Tamar's cry: the African church and the HIV and AIDS pandemic/ Denise M. Ackermann

Diversity in the Anglican tradition: women and the Afro-Carribean church/ Clara Luz Ajo Lazaro

Anglican women witnessing in a Muslim context: experience in Malaysia/ Judy Berinai

Issues of women's ordination and homosexuality have caused intense debates about mission, authority, and the future of Anglican Communion, but amid this, the theological voices of women have not been clearly heard. This book invites women theologians, teachers, and leaders to reconsider the theological basis of the Church, its mission and ministry.