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New Diaconal Review -  a new theological and pastoral journal for permanent deacons, those involved in the formation of deacons, and others working in diaconal ministry.

Issue 1: November 2008. For contents, click here.

Issue 2: May 2009. For contents, click here.

Issue 3: November 2009. For contents, click here.

For subscription please click on New Diaconal Review (above).

Diaconia Christi - a periodical with articles about the permanent diaconate, in its theological aspects as well as social and practical questions.

Diaconia. Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice - new research and interpretations of Christian social practice with and among the marginalised.

Pastoral Review - a magazine aiming to reach all those actively involved in all aspects of pastoral responsibilities within the Church.

Communio - International Catholic Review.

Please click on one of these languages: nederlands, français, italiano, deutsch, português, español, polski, north-american.

Il diaconato in Italia - scroll down / scorrere verso il basso.

Notiziario, N. 8 - Supplemento al n. 152 de "Il diaconato en Italia" - dicembre 2008-gennaio 2009.

Periodico dell’Associazione “Comunità del Diaconato in Italia” - Reggio Emilia

East Asian Pastoral Review - complete issues from 1994 till 2007 on the web.

Deacon Digest - magazine for Catholic permanent deacons, deacon candidates, and their families. With subscribers in every U.S. state, Canada and many foreign countries, Deacon Digest provides information and feature stories about the diaconate on the diocesan, regional, national and international level. 

DUCC News, Spring 2009 - This extended issue of DUCC News is focused on the question of diaconal identity, as background for the bi-annual meeting “Called to Order” held 14-17 April 2009 at Five Oaks Centre, Ontario, Canada (see page 16 of this issue).

The Deacon Reader, edited by Deacon James Keating.

The fourteen essays collected in this book aim to give the reader an overview of the theological and pastoral nature of the diaconate and thus to clarify the fundamental identity of the deacon, for those who are discerning such a call as aspirants and those who are already candidates for the office. Editor and contributor James Keating divides the book into three sections: historical foundations, pastoral foundations, and sociological foundations for the diaconate.

280 pp, € 19.30 / $22.95

The Hidden History of Women's Ordination: Female Clergy in the Medieval West,

by Gary Macy.

"Here is a truly groundbreaking book, essential reading for anyone interested in the complex story of how the ministry of women has been valued (and devalued) within the Christian church. Gary Macy convincingly demonstrates that in the early church women were ordained into various roles, but in the eleventh and twelfth centuries a new definition of ordination was rigorously applied, which served to exclude them. This study is of crucial importance not only for an understanding of the development of medieval Christianity but also for the material it brings to contemporary debate on the ordination of women." -- Alistair Minnis, Yale University

260 pp, £13.99 / $29.95

Nelleke Wijngaards Serrarens, 2005

Can be ordered in English, German and Spanish by e-mail: IDZ@bo.drs.de or aloysennelleke@yahoo.com

Dutch version can be ordered by e-mail: aloysennelleke@yahoo.com