Carter Heyward

Isabel Carter Heyward (born 1945) is an American feminist theologian and priest in the Episcopal Church, the province of the worldwide Anglican Communion in the United States. In 1974, she was one of the Philadelphia Eleven, eleven women whose ordinations eventually paved the way for the recognition of women as priests in the Episcopal Church in 1976.

The Reverend

Carter Heyward
Born
Isabel Carter Heyward

(1945-08-22) August 22, 1945
Charlotte, North Carolina, US
PartnerBeverly Wildung Harrison
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchEpiscopal Church (United States)
Ordained
  • 1974 (priest; irregular)
Academic background
Alma mater
Doctoral advisorTom F. Driver
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineChristology
School or tradition
InstitutionsEpiscopal Divinity School
Influenced
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