Our Litany of Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the following people for their assistance in making our vision a reality.
Rev. S. Amelia Stinson-Wesley, thank you for this “Blessing” and its ability to give to others in this community. Thank you for clearing our paths. For your spirit and your writing, we thank you.
Dr. Mary McClintock-Fulkerson, for your words, ideas, editing, lunch-hours, and friendship, we thank you.
Dr. Anathea Portier-Young, what would we ever do without you?! You have been our mentor, colleague, advisor and friend. We sincerely love and thank you.
Dr. Teresa Berger, for your dedication to writing, teaching and pursing “herstory,” we thank you.
Roberta Schaafsma, for your contributions, time, commitment and knowledge, we thank you.
To the faculty of Duke Divinity School and the Duke University Department of Religion for sharing both your information and passion for topics related to gender, theology and ministry, we thank you.
To our peers of all genders, for your wishes, needs and wants for a whole and wise community, education and ministry, we thank you.
To the Durham community, for your wealth of resources, we thank you.
To the Church, for striving to reach beyond your current divisions in order to grow both in knowledge and togetherness.
And above all, to the One in whom we live, move and have our being, we thank you.