'No more tea, vicar'. An exploration of the discourses which inform the current debates about sexualities within the church of England

Sexualities

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 595-620

  Nixon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Church; Homosexuality; Pollution; Queer theology; Text

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849160040     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460708089426     Document Type: Article

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