Henwood, Gillian2014-11-192014-11-192014-12-01Journal of Anglican Studies, 2015, 13(1), pp. 92-1131740-35531745-5278http://hdl.handle.net/10034/335802This is the author's manuscript of an article published in Journal of Anglican Studies.A critical conversation between the Church of England's response to the Government's consultation on Equal Civil Marriage 2012, questions arising from professional parish practice as a priest, and literature in this area of research. The article explores the theological significance of 'equal marriage' (equal access to marriage and equality within marriage) as a Christian possibility within the Church of England, with contemporary approaches to gender and sexuality.encivil partnershipcomplementarityequal marriagegay marriagegendermarriagesexualityArticleJournal of Anglican Studies