A church at war : Anglicans and homosexuality /
This book assesses the current and historical context of the fight over homosexuality. The author discusses the Higton debate in the 1980s; Clause 28; the 1998 Lambeth Conference; Issues in Human Sexuality; the abortive appointment of Jeffrey John; the blessing of gay partenerships in Canada; and th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2004.
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| Summary: | This book assesses the current and historical context of the fight over homosexuality. The author discusses the Higton debate in the 1980s; Clause 28; the 1998 Lambeth Conference; Issues in Human Sexuality; the abortive appointment of Jeffrey John; the blessing of gay partenerships in Canada; and the election and consecration of Canon Gene Robinson in New Hampshire. There are interviews with leading figures on both sides of the divide--liberal and evangelical--in which they justify their positions on homosexuality, indicating just how bitter and divisive the dispute has become. "It offers compelling insights into a power struggle between factions seemingly united only by their mutual antipathy, and conducted, paradoxically, in the name of true communion."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 248 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1850434808 9781850434801 |