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In this revised and updated edition of A Thorn in the Flesh, Rev. Carol Addington Hall, who helped lead the fight for the recognition of marriage equality, tells the riveting story of how the Episcopal Church became the largest U.S. denomination to officially sanction same-sex relationships and how this contentious issue has been used to further conservative political agendas, both here and abroad. She describes in vivid detail how African and Asian churches have been drawn into a conflict that began in the United States in the Episcopal Church, and raises vital questions of whether people with different understandings of authority and truth, from vastly different cultures, can live in harmony. The book also describes the exodus of conservative Episcopal Churches that left the denomination in protest after the 2012 vote to form the separatist Anglican Church in North America, which currently has 120,000 members across 977 congregations.
A Thorn in the Flesh is an ideal volume for anyone who wants to understand the current divisions within the Episcopal Church and the broader Anglican Communion with respect to issues of sexuality, gender identity, and marriage equality.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Homosexuality (no Longer) in the Headlines
1. The American Right's Love Affair with Homosexuality
2. Why Is Homosexuality Such a Big Deal?
3. Children of God Come Out
4. Evangelical Episcopal Explosion
5. The Episcopal Church Gets AIDS
6. Conservatives and Progressives Lock Horns
7. When America Sneezes, the Whole World Catches a Cold
8. Dissident Conservatives Revolt
9. Three Men Divided by Truth and Unity
10. Fight the Good Fight
11. Anglican Cracks
12. The Empire Strikes Back
13. “The Lord Is Displacing the Episcopal Church”
14. Blessings Abound
15. The Center Cannot Hold
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
Product details
| Published | 08 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9798881805753 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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