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Tag Archives: homosexuality
Getting into a muddle about sex: lifelong virginity and the Louden amendment
For various reasons, I’ve been going through some of the papers I kept from my stint on General Synod; eight complicated years which included the Higton debate, the AIDS debate, and the various stages of the legislation to permit women … Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged Church Fathers, clitoris, erotic, General Synod, homosexuality, Jubilee Group, Rowan Williams, sexuality, Tony Higton, virginity
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The Greeks didn’t have a word for it
A lot of statements about the ancient Greeks, the Romans, and sexuality can be found on Christian websites. They give the impression that there’s complete certainty surrounding their comments, for example on the Greeks ‘tolerating homosexuality’, phrasing which implies a historically-consistent … Continue reading
Posted in Church of England and gender
Tagged anal sex, David Halperin, erastes, eromenos, homosexuality, Kenneth Dover, Michel Foucault, pederasty
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