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Micah D. Kiel

Micah D. Kiel is a professor in the theology department at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, and the author of Reading the Bible in the Age of Francis.

Articles by Micah D. Kiel
A woman holds a sign in support of women deacons as Pope Francis leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Nov. 6. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithShort Take
The scriptural case for women deacons
Micah D. Kiel
The synod on the Amazon has again raised the possibility of women deacons. The New Testament gives us a model and precedent, writes Micah D. Kiel of St. Ambrose University, by the name of Phoebe.