Is Equal Marriage an Anglican Ideal?

A critical conversation between the Church of England's response to the Government's consultation on Equal Civil Marriage 2012, questions arising from professional parish practice as a priest, and literature in this area of research. The article explores the theological significance of ‘eq...

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Main Author: Henwood, Gill (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2015]
In: Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 92-113
IxTheo Classification:KDE Anglican Church
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B equal marriage
B civil partnership
B complementarity
B Sexuality
B gay marriage
B Gender
B Marriage
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Summary:A critical conversation between the Church of England's response to the Government's consultation on Equal Civil Marriage 2012, questions arising from professional parish practice as a priest, and literature in this area of research. The article explores the theological significance of ‘equal marriage' (equal access to marriage and equality within marriage) as a Christian possibility within the Church of England, with contemporary approaches to gender and sexuality.
ISSN:1745-5278
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S1740355314000229