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Books begin with conversations. I owe a debt of gratitude first to Jenny Standage. The conversations with Jenny—in a curious but rewarding friendship between the National Secretaries of the Movement for the Ordination of Women and of Forward in Faith—have lasted for two decades and are not over. Neither party, I think, would claim to have changed minds in any fundamental way; but despite the surrounding political heat, light has been generated.

I am also grateful to the clergy and people of the Most Precious Blood, SE1, who have shared parts of what follows and offered me comments and reflections. I especially thank Joanna Bogle and Antonia Lynn.

It was Dr. Colin Podmore who first encouraged me to write. His generosity with his time and the wisdom of his contributions to the conversation have been an inspiration. He worked tirelessly in helping prepare the text for publication, and rescued me from numerous errors and inaccuracies. Needless to say, the errors that remain are mine alone.