With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.
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Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.
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King Charles inherits a multi-faith Britain. An expert explains the monarch’s complicated relationship with religion.
Not only is the claim that sexuality is central to Christian orthodoxy dubious, but it’s unclear same-sex sexuality has always been condemned by the church.
A schism over gay marriage has led to a split in the Anglican church in Australia. Will it affect the church’s future?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu didn’t stop his fight for human rights once apartheid came to a formal end in 1994. He continued to speak critically against politicians who abused their power.
The archbishop’s willingness to listen to those of a different viewpoint and his staunch opposition to violence made him a pivotal figure in the end of Apartheid in South Africa.
The decisions the leaders make in 2021 will be the most critical they have ever faced.
Desmond Tutu is by far the most high-profile African, if not global, religious leader to support lesbian and gay rights, and he has done so since the 1970s.
The church is itself divided on Brexit, but that doesn’t mean it can’t provide guidance for a polarised community.
An Anglican priest teaching about climate change says people have a naïve view of how science really works.
In response to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, conservative clergy have hardened their stance against it, causing even more pain for same-sex Christian couples.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is first and foremost, a spiritual leader, a man of deep prayer. This motivated his participation in supporting South Africa’s liberation struggle.
Even if secular law changes to allow same-sex couples to marry, churches are protected by religious freedom to choose who they will - or will not - marry.
The promise of Easter, which Christians around the world celebrate, can be likened to the new struggle in South Africa for a new leadership and government that cares about the people.
The Anglican Church’s new rules destroy the biblical principle of lay people as co-workers with the clergy.
The two church leaders want to promote togetherness between Catholics and Anglicans, but their own churches are bitterly divided.
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Senior Lecturer in the department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
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Honorary Research Fellow, Trinity College Theological School, University of Divinity
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Professor of Religion and African Studies, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Divinity
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Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and chancellor, University of the Western Cape
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Lecturer in Religion, York St John University
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Dean, Christ Church, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Emeritus Professor of Christian Studies, University of Cape Town
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Master of Transformational Development Course Co-ordinator, University of Birmingham
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Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Stewart Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity College, University of Divinity, University of Divinity
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Member, Divinity Faculty, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Law, University of East London
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Honorary Senior Research Associate, Constitution Unit, UCL
