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one of 44 bishops who signed an open letter in
November 2023 which recognised “the complexities of Pastoral Guidance in relation to ministry, and also the need for a swift end to the current uncertainty for LGBTQIA+ clergy and ordinands”, calling for “the removal of restrictions on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, and on bishops ordaining and licensing such clergy, as well as granting permissions to officiate”. It expressed a longing that “we will find a way that will recognise and honour our different perspectives and the gift we are to each other within the life of the Church of England, such that no one is expected to act against their conscience or theological conviction”.
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This piece of news strictly belongs in last month's mlog (monastic blog), but I didn't want it to get missed. On the 25 August Bishop Anne
Hollinghurst of Aston became our new Bishop Visitor. Bishop John of Worcester, whose term as Visitor has come to an end, has been our Visitor for the last ten
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Other past and present research interests include feminist theology, gender and the language of God, Environmental
Theology and Christian Spirituality. Hollinghurst has contributed a chapter on Franciscan spirituality and nature to the book
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Hollinghurst has spoken out on a number of issues. She was one of the 31 Church of England bishops who called on the Government to sign the United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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The soul's longing for God: allegorical and symbolic readings of the Song of Songs in 12th and 13th century western Europe, and the relationship between evolving forms of
Christian and Jewish mystical piety
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environmental disaster that follows, impacting especially the poorest communities across our world.” Other interests include education, housing and modern slavery.
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in 12th and 13th century western Europe, and the relationship between evolving forms of
Christian and Jewish mystical piety". On 12 January 2010, she became
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Hollinghurst has spoken on areas relating to the church’s mission including a recorded series on the Five Marks of
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359:. From 1996 to 1999, she served her
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