The Author
The Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward is an American feminist theologian and priest in the Episcopal Church, the province of the worldwide Anglican Communion in the United States. In 1974, she was one of the Philadelphia Eleven, eleven women whose ordinations eventually paved the way for the recognition of women as priests in the Episcopal Church in 1976.
Upcoming Events
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Sermon given by Carter Heyward on July 28th 2024 at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia ordination (below).
OTHER Books
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A Priest Forever: The Formation of a Woman and a Priest, NY: Harper and Row, 1976; republished by Pilgrim Press, 1999.
The Redemption of God: A Theology of Mutual Relation, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1982; Thirtieth Anniversary Edition, Foreword by Janet L. Surrey, Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2010; German Edition, with Introduction by Dorothee Soelle: Und sie ruhrte sein Kleid an: Eine feministische Theologie der Beziehung, 1985.
Our Passion for Justice: Images of Power, Sexuality, and Liberation, Cleveland, OH: The Pilgrim Press) 1984.
IN THE PRESS
What's most impressive about this book is Carter Heyward’s ability to document and expose—without mincing words—White Christian nationalism as our country’s true original sin. Heyward never shouts in this lucid and timely book.
PEDRO A. SANDIN-FREMAINT,
author of And Yet… A Faith Journey