New wine : the story of women transforming leadership and power in the Episcopal Church

The traditional wineskins of church & society do not easily hold the new role of women in authority, leadership, & ministry in the church today. In this definitive history of women in the church from the Woman's Auxiliary to the House of Bishops, Pam Darling shows how the church itself is being transformed as women move toward equality within its structures. "The bursting of old wineskins is messy & painful, but as we discover the nature of the new wine, we will be able to fashion suitable new containers."--from the Conclusion.