The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Writings of Suzanne Hiatt

by Carter Heyward (Editor), Janine LeHane (Editor)

Overview

The writings of Sue Hiatt, considered “bishop to the women” and leader of the movement that led to the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church.

Quiet, introspective, passionate, strong-minded, Sue Hiatt’s road to Christian feminism began as a teenager. These writings, alongside material by Carter Heyward and others critical to the movement, are a vital source of study, reflection, and inspiration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596272620
Publisher:	Church Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/10/2014
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	912,984
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Carter Heyward graduated from Union Theological Seminary in New York City (MA 1971, MDiv 1973, PhD 1980), Danforth Scholar, 1978-80. She was among the first group of women ordained in Philadelphia in 1974. Heyward taught at Episcopal Divinity School, 1975-2005, and has been honored with distinguished Alumae Awards from Randolph Macon Woman's College and Union Theological Seminary. She lives in Cedar Mountain, North Carolina.

Janine Lehane is a poet, artist, horsewoman, and editor from Brisbane, Australia. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 2006.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xiii

Prologue xv

Part 1 The Radical Lady Who Changed the Church 1

Introduction, to Part One: The Radical Lady Who Changed the Church 3

How We Brought the Good News from Graymoor to Minneapolis: An Episcopal Paradigm (Fall 1983) 6

Notes: Reasons for Choosing the Ministry 17

Part 2 The Making of a Feminist Priest 19

Introduction to Part Two: The Making of a Feminist Priest 21

God (December 16, 1953) 24

The Domestic Animal (December 1953) 25

What I Want from a College Education (November 25, 1953) 39

Have Fun! Homily Preached at St. John's Chapel, Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (February 20, 1964) 41

Notes: Why We Didn't Wait for Women's Ordination, Appended to "Fear of the Holy Spirit: Women's Ordination," Sermon at Christ Church, Oberlin, Ohio (September 22, 1974) 46

Part 3 "Bishop to the Women" 49

Introduction to Part Three: "Bishop to the Women" 51

The Week That Was: Response to the Episcopal General Convention's Refusal to Authorize the Ordination of Women Priests (October 19, 1970) 56

The Female Majority: Can Sisterhood Survive? (November 1971) 58

Fear of the Holy Spirit: Women's Ordination, Sermon Preached at Christ Church, Oberlin, Ohio (September 22, 1974) 64

The Life of the Spirit, Sermon Preached at Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut (November 24, 1974) 69

Why I Believe I Am Called to the Priesthood (1975) 73

Jonathan Daniels: Militant Saint, Sermon Preached at Eucharist Commemorating Jonathan Daniels, St. John's Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (March 20, 1975) 84

The Challenge of the Churches: Why Bother? Address to Radcliffe College (1977) 88

Sermon Preached at the Ordination of Sandra Hughes Boyd to the Priesthood, Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts (April 21, 1979) 93

Women in the Episcopal Diaconate and Priesthood: An Unrecognized Shared History, Paper Presented at the Sixth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (June 1984) 97

Fair Harvard's Daughters (September 1985) 106

The Great Thing About Mary (December 1986) 111

Notes: Why I Stay in the Church, Preached at Trinity Methodist Church, Chester, Pennsylvania (September 29, 1974) 116

Part 4 Setting the Captives Free 119

Introduction to Part Four: Setting the Captives Free 121

Pauli Murray (1910-1985): May Her Song Be Heard at Last (Fall 1988) 125

Address to Trustees and Faculty of Regis College, Delivered at Their Baccalaureate Dinner, Weston, Massachusetts (May 20, 1988) 131

Sermon Preached at the Ordination of Alice O'Donovan, Storrs Congregational Church, Storrs, Connecticut (October 30, 1988) 137

Homily Preached at the Funeral of The Reverend Karl Norvin Laubenstein, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, Massachusetts (January 10, 1990) 141

Florence Nightingale, Homily in St. John's Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (October 10, 1990) 144

Thou Shalt Not Kick Butt (April 1991) 147

Sermon Preached at the Ordination of Jean Austin to the Diaconate, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Springfield, Vermont (May 23, 1998) 151

Notes: Servanthood, Sermon Preached at Church of the Advocate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, St. James's Day (July 25, 1971) 156

"We Will Meet Again" 157

The Little Lady Who Started a Revolution, From Conversation with Sue Hiatt, Carter Heyward, Alison Cheek, Mary Lou Suhor, John Hiatt, Mickey Keener, Bishop Robert DeWitt at Chilton House Hospice, Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 25, 2001) 159

"You Help Me See That the Truth Will Go On," Archbishop Desmond Tutu Visits Sue at Chilton House (May 23, 2002) by Carter Heyward 164

Letter to Friends, Relatives, and Companions at the End (May 7, 2001) 166

Tombstone Epitaph at Jubilee Cemetery, Jubilee State Park, Illinois 167

Remembering Sue 169

In Honor of an Unofficial Bishop by The Right Reverend Barbara C. Harris (June 2001) 171

"Women's Ordination: The Lens Through Which She Saw Everything," Bishop Robert L. DeWitt's reflections on Sue, Saratoga Springs, New York (May 25, 2003) 174

For the Love of God, The Very Reverend Dr. James Kowalski Reflects on Sue's Vocation (May 2012) 177

If We Care, Organize and Act! Reflections by Sue's niece, Margaret Kramer, at Sue's Memorial Service (June 17, 2002) 184

What Will We Do Without Sue? Reflections by The Reverend Carter Heyward at Sue's Memorial Service, St. John's Memorial Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 17, 2002) 187

Reference List 193