Blessing Same-Sex Unions in the Church of England: The Liturgical Challenge of Same-Sex Couples’ Demand for Equal Marriage Rites
Those Anglican Churches that have opened marriage to same-sex couples have done so from a liturgical starting point which makes space for the eschatological vocation of marriage. Such liturgies are arguably more congenial to same-sex couples’ demands for equal rites. The Church of England, on the ot...
Published in: | Journal of Anglican studies |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Journal of Anglican studies
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IxTheo Classification: | KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NCF Sexual ethics RB Church office; congregation RC Liturgy |
Further subjects: | B
Homosexuality
B Creation B Established Church B Liturgy B Anglicanism B Church of England B Marriage B Eschatology B same-sex couples |
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Summary: | Those Anglican Churches that have opened marriage to same-sex couples have done so from a liturgical starting point which makes space for the eschatological vocation of marriage. Such liturgies are arguably more congenial to same-sex couples’ demands for equal rites. The Church of England, on the other hand, has clung to services underpinned by a narrow view of marriage as a creation ordinance. It may be well-suited to the established Church’s legal duties but it means that the present demand for the inclusion of same-sex couples into Christian marriage represents a greater challenge. Equal rites, however, need not exclude the view of marriage as a creation ordinance. Interviews with four Church of England clergy who have been involved in same-sex ceremonies allow an exploration of the kind of marriage services that would meet same-sex couples’ demands and offer insights about what these demands say about the English marriage service today. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5278 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1740355319000081 |