Mary Anne Case on the Anglican Debate about Homosexuality

The Immanent Frame, a blog run by the Social Science Research Council, recently asked a number of leading thinkers, including our own Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law Mary Anne Case, for a response to the ongoing debate over the role of homosexuals in the Anglican Communion. They were asked:

In light of both the ongoing conflict within the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop’s latest missive, we ask: why has homosexuality persisted as a divisive issue for religious traditions and communities, within the Anglican Communion and beyond? And what are the likely effects of the Archbishop’s recent intervention?

You can read Professor Case's response here.

The other participating scholars were:

• Eric Fassin, Professeur agrégé, Ecole normale supérieure (Paris)
• Siobhán Garrigan, Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies and Associate Dean for Chapel; Yale Divinity School
• Jimmy Casas Klausen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin at Madison
• Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University
• Emilie M. Townes, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion and Theology, Yale Divinity School