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Podcast: Church History Matters
Episode: 195 - Can Women Be Part of the Priesthood? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
Description: In this episode of Church History Matters, hosts Casey Griffiths and Scott Woodward sit down with special guest Lisa Olsen Tait to explore one of the most frequently asked and historically complex questions in Christian history: Were women ever allowed to be priests or hold priesthood authority? Together they examine the evidence not only within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but also across broader Christian traditions, tracing how different communities have understood women’s spiritual authority over time.
From the early Christian world to modern debates, the conversation carefully separates assumption from documentation and my...