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	An Acceptable Sacrifice? Homosexuality and the Church Edited by Duncan Dormor and Jeremy Morris Foreword: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu (SPCK 2007) Flyer	Controversy about same-sex relationships within the Anglican Communion rumbles on. The stakes are undoubtedly high and serious informed discussion of the issues is rare. This collection of essays by nine Cambridge theologians is a contribution to that absent debate, attempting an honest exploration of some of the key difficulties posed for the Church by the question of homosexuality. Through a traditionally Anglican emphasis on the role of scripture, tradition and reason, they exemplify a way of doing theology in the face of profound difference that is scholarly, generous and accessible.
	Gays and the Future of Anglicanism: Responses to the Windsor Report Andrew Linzey Richard Kirker (eds.) (O Books 2005)	Some want Anglicanism to be exclusive of gays, especially gay priests and bishops. In this collection of essays, distinguished academics from the UK and the US offer lively, thoughtful and scholarly critiques of the Windsor Report. Contributors write from a variety of standpoints, including justice for gays, opposition to centralization, and the need for legitimate moral diversity within Anglicanism.	More books on sexuality and family recommended for the 2006 MCU conference here.	Avaliable via Lund Theological Books £3 Order	Created by God: Christianity and homosexuality in the 21st century Gillian Cooke et. al. (Modern Churchpeople's Union, 2nd edition 2006, 32pp, New, pamphlet)	An up-to-date account of the current debate about homosexuality. Cooke and Sheard discuss the current scientific debate about sexual orientation, biblical texts, gay and lesbian experience and the effects of discrimination in churches. They appeal for a rejection of homophobia and full acceptance of gay and lesbian sexuality.
	Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics Margaret A. Farley (Continuum 2006)	An excellent work by a leading Roman Catholic feminist and ethicist. This is a compassionate, very readable, Christian book, and a comprehensive introduction to Christian sexual ethics.			Other Voices, Other Worlds Terry Brown (Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd 2006)	Leading Anglican writers from around the world challenge the assumption that the communion is split between a liberal 'north' and an orthodox 'south'. A major contribution to the discussion of the homosexuality issue in the lead-up to Lambeth 2003.
Avaliable via Lund Theological Books £1.20 Order	Reform's Condemnation of Homosexual Clergy David Taylor (Modern Churchpeople's Union, no date, 13pp, New, pamphlet)	An examination the way biblical texts are being interpreted by Reform, with particular reference to homosexuality.	Forthcoming:		Queer Theology: Rethinking the Western Body Gerard Loughlin (ed.) (Blackwell May 2007)	Queer Theology makes an important contribution to public debate about Christianity and sex. This remarkable collection reconceptualizes the body and its desires, enlarging the meaningfulness of Christian sexuality for the good of the Church. By divinizing desire, it radicalizes "queer theory" and its deconstruction of sexual and gender identities; and it invokes a complex social space in which transcendent Eros frees us from the fear of our differences.
				Avaliable via Lund Theological Books £2.70 Order	Homosexuality: a new basis for discussion. Colin Thompson (Free to Believe, 2003, 30pp, New, pamphlet)	A discussion of the ethics of homosexuality




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