Thorn in the Flesh - How Gay Sexuality Is Changing the Episcopal Church

Informationen zum Autor Rev. Caroline Addington Hall is priest-in-charge of an Episcopal parish in California and vice-president of Inter-Anglican Affairs for Integrity, an organization that works for the full inclusion of gay and lesbian Episcopalians, and a frequent contributor to the blog Walking with Integrity. Hall and her spouse were among the first gay couples married in California when marriage became legal for same-sex couples in 2008. Klappentext A Thorn in the Flesh: How Gay Sexuality is Changing the Episcopal Church explores how and why the full inclusion of gay and lesbian Christians in all the rites of the church, including ordination and marriage, has proven so explosive and divisive. Caroline J. Addington Hall, a lesbian priest in the Episcopal Church, discusses how homosexuality has been used by leaders in the cultural struggles for the soul of America and how it has brought the Episcopal Church to the brink of schism. From churches in Africa to those in America, this important book digs deeply into provocative questions of sexuality for the Episcopal Church. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction; Homosexuality in the Headlines 1: The American Right's Love affair with Homosexuality 2: Why is Homosexuality such a Big Deal? 3: Children of God Come Out 4: Evangelical Episcopal Explosion5: The Episcopal Church Gets AIDS 6: Conservatives and Progressives lock Horns 7: When America Sneezes the Whole World Catches a Cold 8: Dissident Conservatives Revolt 9: Three Men Divided by Truth and Unity 10: Fight the Good Fight 11: Who Defines Anglican? 12: The Empire Strikes Back13: "The Lord is Displacing the Episcopal Church" 14: Where Now is Authority? Appendix: For the Bible Tells Me So Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Caroline J. Addington Hall, Caroline J. Hall, Caroline J. Addington Hall
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2013
• EAN: 9781442219946
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1994-6
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, Christianity, Gay & Lesbian studies, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England, Christian aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Religion in America