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Transcendent Vocation – Why gay clergy tolerate hypocrisy
Sarah Maxwell
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Description for Transcendent Vocation – Why gay clergy tolerate hypocrisy
Paperback. Based on detailed analysis of interviews with gay clergymen, and also with retired heterosexual clergymen whose ministries span the period since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, this book provides specific examples to back up the contention that the approach of the Church of England to homosexuals has increasingly been characterised by hypocrisy. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
Based on detailed analysis of interviews with gay clergymen, and also with retired heterosexual clergymen whose ministries span the period since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, Transcendent Vocation provides specific examples to back up the contention that the approach of the Church of England to homosexuals has increasingly been characterised by hypocrisy. It considers why gay men wish to work within an organisation that treats them with such negativity, especially now that such discrimination is illegal in secular society. The prime conclusion is that they do so because of their "Transcendent Vocation" - a conviction of having been called to ... Read more
Based on detailed analysis of interviews with gay clergymen, and also with retired heterosexual clergymen whose ministries span the period since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, Transcendent Vocation provides specific examples to back up the contention that the approach of the Church of England to homosexuals has increasingly been characterised by hypocrisy. It considers why gay men wish to work within an organisation that treats them with such negativity, especially now that such discrimination is illegal in secular society. The prime conclusion is that they do so because of their "Transcendent Vocation" - a conviction of having been called to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780999180
SKU
V9781780999180
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About Sarah Maxwell
Sarah is a Religious Studies teacher. This book is a reader-friendly version of her recent PhD research project. She lives in Cambridge.
Reviews for Transcendent Vocation – Why gay clergy tolerate hypocrisy
Another helpful ingredient in the process of showing bishops and others who need to understand where gay clergy actually are in the Church, that healthy ministry by gay clergy continues in spite of Issues as policy.
The Revd Colin Coward
The Revd Colin Coward