Evangelicals in the Church of England are anxiously awaiting the publication of Living in Love and Faith (LLF) in November.
LLF will provide resources on marriage, sexuality and identity. Dr Andrew Goddard, a member of the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) who has contributed, says: ‘LLF materials will set out both current Anglican teaching – that marriage is between a man and a woman and the proper place for sex – and the views of those who reject this. Crucially, LLF will not make any recommendations. It seeks instead to resource the church for a theologically-informed period of reflection. It is expected these will be used to help the church make decisions, probably in 2022.’
Bishop Christopher Cocksworth, who has overseen LLF and describes himself as evangelical, has declared it will help people with loving and ‘sexing’. A letter signed by Bishop Julian Henderson, CEEC President, and ten other bishops, warned against challenging traditional teaching in 2018.
