Negotiating sexual rights in the UK: Christian constituencies and contested moralities

Hunt, Stephen

Abstract

This chapter connects with the relevant “progressive” policies in the U.K.around sexual minorities and excavates the contrasting and contesting response by Christian constituencies – mainstream denominations, LGBT caucuses in the churches and outside, and conservative Christians who oppose such policies. Each constituency sounds a voice which is religious-moral and theological in nature while employing discourses of specific rights, equality and citizenship to justify their positions as they are increasingly drawn into the politico-public arena.

• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Pages: 193-213
• Series Title: International Studies in Religion and Society
• Book Title: Globalized Religion and Sexual Identity
• ISBN: 978-9004269569
• Keywords: sexual rights, UK, Christian constituencies
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/819640
• Publisher URL: http://www.brill.com/products/book/globalized-religion-and-sexual-identity