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Anthropology Revisited: Review of Thomas and Narinskaya, Women and Ordination in the Orthodox Church

by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz

Despite being filled with political division and social upheaval, 2020 proved to be an excellent year for publications in the field of Orthodox Christian Studies. One important text rises like cream to the top. Gabrielle Thomas and Elena Narinskaya’s edited volume Women and Ordination in the Orthodox Church: Explorations in Theology and Practice wrestles with possible solutions to the seemingly ontological problem of women’s ordination.

Sarah Riccardi-Swartz

Dr. Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is the postdoctoral fellow for the project ~Recovering Truth: Religion, Journalism, and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era~, housed at the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University and funded by the Luce Foundation. A sociocultural anthropologist, she specializes in Orthodox Christianity, politics, media, gender, and sexuality. 

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