<p>&quot;Women ministers have deserved their day in the sun for many years, and this book is a truly delightful account of that special breed of human beings. As a tribe, women ministers are gutsy stubborn, extremely dedicated and compassionate people, ma&amp; so as much by the obstacles they had to overcome as by theil strong inner motivation. And Elsie Gibson is tile ideal chroni- cler of their swashbuckling saga. &quot;But this book is so much more than a chronicle of tile life and work of female pastors. It touches on the meaning of Christian vocation, particularly vocation to preach the word of God. It deals with some of the deepest issues of ecumenical conversation and church union. It speaks of biblical authoritv in a way that makes it live in the twentieth century. Most ~f all, it is a book about the parish ministry seen through the lives of scores of people who have believed in it enough to overcome prejudice and great difficulty to make a chance for themselves in it. As a story of human warmth and striving, it should appeal to any reader, in or out of the church.&quot;</p>