It is hardly noteworthy in contemporary discourse when the phrase, ""Well just have to agree to disagree"" actually means, ""We plan never to speak to each other again."" For members of Episcopal and other Anglican churches, however, the Anglican traditions identity as a via media demands forthright engagement with difficult topics by Christians committed to remaining in prayerful relationship with each other. In the spring of 2013, Duke Divinity Schools Anglican Episcopal House of Studies began a series of ""fierce conversations"" designed to expose seminary students to the profound and...