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  • Essay / Homosexuality and the Anglican Church - 1604

    In recent years, the subject of homosexuality has been a controversial and frequently discussed subject within the Anglican tradition. The Lambeth Conference is an assembly of bishops of the Anglican communion and is convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The conference enables a collaboration and consultation function that allows relevant issues to be discussed within the fellowship (wiki). The argument over homosexuality was primarily discussed as a communion-wide issue at the 1998 Lambeth Conference (Gays and the Future of England), and it was concluded that the Homosexual practice was “incompatible with Scripture.” Whether locally or globally, debates usually arise around whether homosexuality should be permitted within the Church. These disagreements have torn Anglicans apart and created divergent beliefs regarding the ordination of gay clergy and same-sex marriages. The contrasting views on homosexuality are clearly visible on a global scale. Anglicans in North America tend to be more liberal and accepting of homosexuality, while those in Africa tend to have a more conservative stance and reject the idea of ​​homosexuality as a whole, this is due to historical and cultural differences. In this essay, the countries I will mainly focus on in North America are Canada and the United States, and for Africa, I will focus on the countries of Uganda, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Anglicanism was considered a predominantly English religion, but with globalization and missionary works, Anglicanism is now recognized as a world religion. The way Anglicanism became established in North America and Africa helped shape each region's views on homosexuality. Christianity was a religion that developed in the middle of paper......n. A History of World Anglicanism. New York: Cambridge, 2006. Author Kevin Ward works in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds as a Senior Lecturer in African Studies. The book gives an overall historical perspective of Anglicanism, which shows that Anglicanism is diverse and is not just an "English" religion. Each chapter is devoted to a specific geographical location, in which the author explains how Anglicanism was established in different countries. The book also includes maps of Anglican communions around the world. The book was slightly helpful because it covered both places I'm focusing on. Although it is based on a historical context, it discusses homosexuality as an issue within Anglicanism and gives a contemporary perspective of how Anglicans in different countries view homosexuality..