Controversy over the ordination of women for ministry in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church

This thesis traces controversy over the ordination of women in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. First part of the study focuses on a position of women in the SDA church during 19th century and the first half of the 20th century and also on a historical development of this question up till present time. In the center, which consists of two large parts, the attention is turned to tracing of the two opposite standpoints of defenders and opponents of women pastors. Here are first given the arguments and starting points of the defenders of the ordination of women into gospel ministry followed by arguments and starting points of the opponents. Chapters accredited to fundamental controversy between defenders and opponents of the ordination of women, which is based on a different view and understanding of the Bible, can be found here as well. Concluding chapter summarizes arguments and conclusions of the previous chapters and a stand toward them is taken. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org