Davie, G and Starkey, C orcid.org/0000-0002-7807-6617 (2019) The Lincoln Letters: A Study in Institutional Change. Ecclesial Practices, 6 (1). pp. 44-64. ISSN 2214-4463
Abstract
On Friday 2nd September 2016, The Guardian published an online article entitled ‘Bishop of Grantham first C of E bishop to declare he is in a gay relationship.’ In response, a large quantity of correspondence was sent to the Bishop from members of the public, the vast majority expressing support. In this paper, we set the empirical data contained in the letters themselves within a context of continuing change in both society and the Church of England. We consider the reactions of the Church at the ‘tipping points’ of social change as it seeks to balance its responsibilities as a guardian of ‘truth’ with the need to keep in touch with modern ways of living. A key concept underpinning our analysis will be the notion of ‘vicarious religion’, which deals with the subtle but continuing relationships between the actively faithful and a wider body of more loosely attached adherents.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 by Koninklijke Brill. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Ecclesial Practices. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Anglican; Britain; Christianity; clergy; document analysis; religion; sexualities |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2019 16:29 |
Last Modified: | 15 May 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill Academic Publishers |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/22144471-00601001 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:141492 |