HOLY ORDER: APOSTOLIC PRIESTHOOD FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE SECOND VATICAN CO

About the Contributor(s): Aidan Nichols, OP, is a member of the Dominican community at Blackfriers, Cambridge, and the author of numerous books on Eastern and Western theology and Church history. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Apostolic Ministry in the New Testament -- Chapter 2. The Age of the Fathers -- Chapter 3. The Medieval Theology of Order -- Chapter 4. The Reformers and the Council of Trent -- Chapter 5. From the Council of Trent to the Catholic Revival -- Chapter 6. From the Catholic Revival to the Second Vatican Council -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Two Disputed Questions -- 1. The Ordination of Women -- 2. Priesthood and Celibacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.