Contrasting Approaches to Managing the Debate on Same-Sex Blessing and Same-Sex Marriage in New Zealand and Australia: Applying Insights from Jungian Psychological Type Theory

McKenna, U., Francis, L.J. and Village, A. (2024) Contrasting Approaches to Managing the Debate on Same-Sex Blessing and Same-Sex Marriage in New Zealand and Australia: Applying Insights from Jungian Psychological Type Theory. Journal of Anglican Studies. ISSN 1740-3553

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Abstract

In October 2022 the Church of England commissioned an examination of the impact of the debate on same-sex blessing and same-sex marriage within other Anglican Churches. The examination involved a literature search, an original survey among key informers and a general internet search. This paper draws on the general internet search to contrast the impacts in New Zealand and Australia. Drawing on Jungian psychological type theory, this analysis employs the contrasting decision-making functions of feeling (concerned with subjective interpersonal values) and thinking (concerned with objective logical analysis). The data suggest that the feeling approach dominant in New Zealand, which prioritized offering space and time for those of differing opinions to meet together, reported more positive outcomes than the thinking approach dominant in Australia, which gave greater priority to adversarial debate.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work. © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Journal of Anglican Studies Trust
Keywords:	Anglican Church of England homosexuality same-sex blessing same-sex marriage
Depositing User:	Ursula Mckenna
Date Deposited:	09 Apr 2024 09:35
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2024 09:35
URI:	https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1132

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