General Synod Higton Motion 1987 |
General Synod motion passed on 11 November 1987. |
House of Bishops Statement 1994 |
Issues in Human Sexuality: A Statement by the House of Bishops. From around £4. |
Lambeth Conference 1998 |
The Lambeth Conference, Resolutions from 1998: Resolution I.10 ‘Human Sexuality. |
Some Issues in Human Sexuality |
Some Issues in Human Sexuality: A Guide to the Debate (2003)
Extract available from Church House Publishing. In full from around £5. |
House of Bishops Statement 2005 |
House of Bishops, Pastoral Statement on Civil Partnerships. |
General Synod Motion 2007 |
General Synod motion passed in February 2007, on matters of sexuality. |
The Pilling Report |
The House of Bishops Working Group on Human Sexuality: The Pilling Report (2013)
Available in hard copy from around £10, or as a PDF for free. |
A Critique of the Pilling Report |
A critique of the Pilling Report, Oliver O’Donovan, Professor Emeritus, Christian Ethics and Practical Theology (Edinburgh University) (2014).
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House of Bishops Statement 2014 |
House of Bishops, Pastoral Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage. |
Faith and Order Commission July 2016 |
Report from the Faith and Order Commission produced for the July 2016 General Synod and the Shared Conversations.
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Letter from General Synod Members to Bishops 2016 |
A number of EGGS members signed an open letter to the College of Bishops which was subsequently published in the Church of England Newspaper in August 2016 and a copy sent to each bishop.
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Letter from Evangelical Leaders Oct 2016 |
Nearly 100 national evangelical leaders from a wide range of networks, churches and organisations write to the bishops of their desire for a renewed vision of a welcoming Church, and for maintaining continuity with our apostolic inheritance.
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House of Bishops Report 2017 |
A report from the House of Bishops: 'Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations'. The General Synod will discuss the paper in a "Take Note" debate on the afternoon of Wednesday February 15th.
To read the press conference at which this report was released To read the report itself (GS 2055)
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Gospel, Church and Marriage - Preserving Apostolic Faith and Life |
At its January 2018 residential, the CEEC reflected on the attached paper ’Gospel, Church & Marriage - Preserving Apostolic Faith and Life’. The Council endorsed it for circulation as a reflection as to how the life changing goodness and ‘amazing grace’ of God can be brought to bear upon current and contentious discussion within the Church of England.
A short overview/summary is also available here.
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