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Rowman & Littlefield Solitude
Book SynopsisThis book was born in solitude on a quiet summer morning on the coast of Maine. . . .” So begins Christopher C. Moore’s exploration of solitude as a neglected path to God. Often we fear loneliness and isolation so much that we risk forgetting that in scripture and Christian tradition, solitude has always been a significant way of drawing closer to God and discovering the truth about ourselves. In exploring solitude as a spiritual path to God, Moore believes that our human need for solitude is often left unmet; even the church places great value on constant activity and personal involvement. Our spiritual lives dry up because we cannot pay attention to the insights that well up in solitude and silence. Moore considers a variety of factors that affect the quality of our solitude, as well as both the dangers and healing power of solitude. Finally, he shows us practical ways to reclaim the experience of solitude as a spiritual and personal discipline, no matter how busy and demanding our lives may be.Trade ReviewThere is a message in this book to challenge all people, especially leaders in the church, to pay greater attention to the inner life of the spirit. * Anglican Theological Review *
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Yale University Press Thomas Cranmer
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Out of the Depths
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IVP Academic The 1662 Book of Common Prayer
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Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Cathedral Treasures of England and Wales: Deans'
Book Synopsis"Curiously few people think of Britain’s cathedrals as being among our most impressive museums. This book should change that." — The Telegraph The cathedrals of England and Wales are remarkable buildings. From the centuries leading up to the Norman Conquest to the tumults of the Reformation to the devastating wars of the 20th century, they carry traces of our nations’ darkest moments and most brilliant endeavours. This beautifully illustrated new volume tells the stories behind 50 remarkable artefacts – one for each cathedral – that have been preserved by the cathedrals of the Church of England and the Church in Wales. Featuring the Magna Carta of Salisbury Cathedral as well as the oldest book of English literature in the world, an Anglo-Saxon portable sundial, and Pre-Raphaelite glass, painting and embroidery, these local and national treasures are a vital part of our heritage, testifying to the powerful and enduring links between cathedrals and the wider communities of which they are part. Trade Review"Curiously few people think of Britain’s cathedrals as being among our most impressive museums. This book should change that." - The Telegraph"The booklet Cathedral treasures of England and Wales is richly illustrated and that makes it a pleasure to read." [Translated via Google Translate from original Dutch] - Bazarow
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Sacristy Press India and the End of Empire: Selected Writings of
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Kevin Mayhew Ltd Complete Anglican Full Music
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Touching Cloth: Confessions and communions of a
Book Synopsis'Touching Cloth can be compared to Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt and the writings of the Secret Barrister' Observer'I laughed my way through this... Funny, fascinating, and gorgeously humane' Marina Hyde'Funny and touching in equal measure' Tom HollandA laugh-out-loud memoir of becoming a 21st-century priest, Touching Cloth is also a love letter to the Prayer Book, Liverpool, funerals, cake tins, lager and, above all, to what the Church of England can be at its best. The very word 'reverend' inspires solemnity. To be a priest is to dedicate one's life to quiet prayer and spiritual contemplation. Isn't it?Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals what it's like to become a priest in the twenty-first century. Find out why black really is slimming, how to keep a straight face when someone is inadvertently hot-boxing a funeral, and which royal-themed biscuit tin can best contain a very loud personal alarm that no one knows how to switch off. Spot a sweet old lady trying to pay for a taxi with coinage from fascist Spain? Congratulations, shepherd, she's your problem now.Behind the daily scrapes is an all-too-human love letter to the Church of England, and the amazing variety of people who manage to keep it going, providing a listening ear, company and community at a time when so many people desperately need it, as well as a reflection on what it means to follow a spiritual path amid the chaos of the modern world.Trade ReviewA witty and adept guide to the foibles of the well-intentioned and all too human figures who follow holy orders... Touching Cloth can be compared to Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt and the writings of the Secret Barrister... there is a warmth and wit here that recalls everyone from Wodehouse to that other godly humorist GK Chesterton. -- Alexander Larman * Observer *I may be a non-believer, but I laughed my way through this warm and witty book, which made me admire the irreverent reverend Fergus Butler-Gaillie even more than I already did. It is so engagingly written, and could sit deservingly in the tradition of Monica Dickens's tales of muddling amusingly through in unusual jobs where one might not be considered "a natural" (very high praise!). It's funny, fascinating, and gorgeously humane. -- Marina Hyde, columnist and author of What Just Happened?Funny and touching in equal measure, the diary of a priest that ranges from slapstick to the hauntingly profound. -- Tom Holland, author of DominionTouching Cloth is a delight - a masterclass in the way pleasure, laughter and even God can be found in the most mundane moments of daily life. -- Edward Stourton, author of ConfessionsA warm-hearted and frequently hilarious insight into the daily life of the clergy that won over this inveterate atheist. -- Nick Pettigrew, author of Anti-SocialIrreverent and hilarious... The pitfalls of human physicality form the essence of the book's comedy... What he wants to remind us, I think, is how far from being perfect all who might aspire to being saints are. * The Times *If Butler-Gallie's entertaining book is anything to go by, [clerical life is summed up by] moments of great solemnity very often punctuated by uproarious mirth. * Daily Mail *A rich store of anecdotes, both sacred and profane... Whatever his failure to progress up the hierarchy of the Church, he has an established place as one of its most acute and amusing chroniclers. * Spectator *Searingly honest.. Butler-Gallie is the priest you want in your parish. * i newspaper *Butler-Gallie loves the Church of England, even with its foibles, loves being a priest, and especially loves the ordinary people there. It is a book of humour, but also of deep humanity.... Great clowns give us amusement, but also have a quality of sadness and great depth. This book has that great duality. * Church Times *Butler-Gallie's tales are narrated with a voice and self-deprecatory humour somewhere between Viz and PG Wodehouse. The stories are all gloriously funny, but, like all good clerical effusions, they have a serious point. * Literary Review *The best literature is often about finding laughter in the darkest places. But, set against the backdrop of a year working in the Church of England, this vein of comic writing has even greater resonance, forming a searching examination of the function of faith in modern Britain... it would be hard to find a more personable and humane guide. -- Nicholas Harris * Mail on Sunday *Brilliantly funny, as well as being a rich meditation on ordinary life * TLS *
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Otago University Press Outspoken: Coming Out in the Anglican Church of
Book Synopsis"In 2007, I underwent a crisis of sexual identity. I was married, with two young children, when I became attracted to another woman. The hostility I encountered at the Anglican church I was attending made me curious about other people''s experiences. It seemed to me imperative that stories of being gay in the Church be heard, especially in the context of the current maelstrom within the Anglican community in which the Church has been encouraged to undergo a ''listening process''. This book is the result." Outspoken presents the narratives of eleven people who have come out in the Anglican Church in New Zealand, including two ordained church members. The author has written a general introduction, plus an introduction to each individual story and reflections on it. The book closes with a postscript that discusses truth and the Church; community, belonging and rejection; ideas about hell and damnation; the theology of denial; and the implications and ramifications of the "Don''t ask, don''t tell" approach. The author notes that "People''s lives are sacred ground and the area of sexuality is one where people are arguably at their most vulnerable." She hopes that this research will contribute to community building within the Anglican Church.
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ATF Press Wonderful and Confessedly Strange
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ATF Press Wonderfully and Confessedly Strange: Australian
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Oxford University Press (UK) The ReEstablishment of the Church of England 1660 1663
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Oxford University Press The Via Media of the Anglican Church
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OUP Oxford The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman
Book SynopsisJohn Henry Newman (1801-1890) has always inspired devotion. Newman has made disciples as leader of the Catholic revival in the Church of England, an inspiration to fellow converts to Roman Catholicism, a nationally admired preacher and prose-writer, and an internationally recognized saint of the Catholic Church. Nevertheless, he has also provoked criticism. The church authorities, both Anglican and Catholic, were often troubled by his words and deeds, and scholars have disputed his arguments and his honesty. Written by a range of international experts, The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman shows how Newman remains important to the fields of education, history, literature, philosophy, and theology. Divided into four parts, part one grounds Newman''s works in the places, cultures, and networks of relationships in which he lived. Part two looks at the thinkers who shaped his own thought, while the third part engages critically and appreciatively with themes in his writings. Part four eTrade ReviewThis important book indeed tells us an awful lot about the influential and complex contributions of a man who arguably changed the history of the modern Anglican and Roman communions. * Robert M. Andrews, Anglican and Episcopal History *Aquino and King are to be congratulated on having resisted the urge to mould the work into any particular overarching narrative; in their own words, 'the volume reflects a broad range of perspectives and methodological assumptions to move all towards deeper understanding' ... This volume amply reaffirms that in the sheer diversity of the strands of his scholarship, writing, and thought, John Henry Newman remains a man for all seasons. * Journal of Theological Studies *Newman remains a controversial figure, but this volume provides a humane and balanced account of his legacy, not only as a theologian who has made a significant contribution to both the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, but also as a philosopher, as an educationalist, and as a literary figure. These essays bear patient study, and they will certainly stimulate further research on John Henry Newman in the years to come * William Lamb, Newman Studies Journal *The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman gathers together some of the most distinguished writers on Newman, as well as some younger scholars, and the balance refuses any single, partisan perspective. the Handbook's scholarly contribution is both original and significant . . . while it does indeed remain to be seen what our current period might take from Newman, we may at least say with grateful confidence that The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman will shape and inform his reputation for many years to come. * The Journal of British Catholic History *Gathers together some of the most distinguished writers on Newman, as well as some younger scholars, and the balance refuses any single, partisan perspective ... the Handbook's scholarly contribution is both original and significant ... The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman will shape and inform his reputation for many years to come. * Michael D. Hurley, British Catholic History *The 26 chapters in the Handbook demonstrate that Newman's contribution in the fields of education, history, literature, philosophy, and theology is certainly compelling ... OUP keeps delivering these scholarly books by many hands to the highest of standards. With 600 pages, and large pages at that, it is worth every penny. * Dr Michael Wheeler, Church Times *The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman is exceptionally valuable for the understanding of its subject and also one of the finest volumes in the Oxford Handbooks series that I have yet encountered. It is almost uniformly excellent. * Paul Avis, Durham University and University of Exeter *The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman is exceptionally valuable for the understanding of its subject and also one of the finest volumes in the Oxford Handbooks series that I have yet encountered. * Paul Avis, Honorary Professor, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University and Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Exeter *Table of ContentsList of contributors Abbreviations Frederick D. Aquino and Benjamin J. King: Introduction Part I. Context for his Writings 1: Peter B. Nockles: The Oxford Movement 2: Keith Beaumont: The Oratory 3: Colin Barr: Ireland 4: Ann Margaret Schellenberg Richardson: Brothers 5: Joshua King: Print Culture Part II. Influences on Newman 6: Benjamin J. King: The Church Fathers 7: Jane Garnett: Joseph Butler 8: Frederick D. Aquino: The British Naturalist Tradition 9: Gareth Atkins: Evangelicals 10: Geertjan Zuijdwegt: Richard Whately Part III. Themes of his Writings a) Theological 11: Eamon Duffy: The Anglican Parish Sermons 12: Charles Hefling: Justification: The Doctrine, The Lectures, and Tract 90 13: Benjamin J. King: Sensus Fidelium 14: C. Michael Shea: Doctrinal Development 15: William J. Abraham: Revelation 16: C. Michael Shea: Ecclesiology: The Polycentric Church 17: Ryan J. Marr: Infallibility 18: Mark D. Chapman: Ecumenism, Mariology, and the Papacy b) Philosophical and Literary 19: Frederick D. Aquino: Epistemology 20: Colin Barr and Simon Skinner: Political and Social Thought 21: M. Katherine Tillman: Philosophy of Education 22: Geertjan Zuijdwegt and Terrence Merrigan: Conscience 23: Jan Marten Ivo Klaver: The Apologia 24: Mary C. Frank: The Literary Stylist Part IV. Ongoing Significance 25: Mark McInroy: Catholic Theological Receptions 26: Geoffrey Rowell: Anglican Theological Receptions 27: John Sullivan: The University 28: Kenneth Parker: Historiography 29: Stephen Prickett: Literary Legacy
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Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd Being Anglican
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Short History of English Church Music
Book SynopsisRanging from the medieval period to the present day, this is a brief history of church music as it has developed through the English tradition. Described as "a quick journey", it provides a broad historical survey rather than an in-depth study of the subject, and also predicts likely future trends.Table of ContentsEmerging from infancy, c.1100-1532; a crisis of cultures, 1532-1649; the new professionals, 1649-1738; the evangelical age, 1738-1847; the new seriousness, 1833-76; the Church triumphant and trivial, 1851-99; the creative underground, 1848-1904; the age of confidence, 1900-55; anxiety and opportunity, 1955-75.
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Yale University Press Episcopal Vision American Reality
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Yale University Press The Christian Monitors
Book SynopsisExamines the moral and religious revival led by the Church of England before and after the Glorious Revolution, and shows how that revival laid the groundwork for a burgeoning civil society in Britain.Trade Review“An excellent piece of scholarship, The Christian Monitors is a superbly researched, interesting and genuinely original account of the Church of England at a time of upheaval. Sirota's rich account of the institutional experiments in voluntary association is an important intervention in the intertwined historiographies of the public sphere, the age of projects, secularization and the Enlightenment.”—Rachel Weil, Cornell University -- Rachel Weil“The Christian Monitors is a particularly delightful read. It presents a complicated, sophisticated understanding of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century religious and political issues with exceptional clarity.”—Jon Butler, Yale University -- Jon Butler“Sirota boldly reconceives the birth of civil society in Britain and makes good his claims with sophisticated argument, vivid detail, and humane sympathy for his subjects. ‘Church history’ has never looked so vital, vibrant or important as it does in this compelling and enjoyable book. This is a major contribution to the history of late Stuart and Georgian Britain.”—John Spurr, Swansea University -- John Spurr“Sirota’s book delivers a brilliant account of the nature of religious power and ambition in the Augustan age. This careful, deeply researched, and lucidly written book provides a significant story, delineating how the elite and provincial clergy adapted in different ways to the pluralist conditions of post-1689. The work brings a further perspective to the existing high calibre scholarship of Geoffrey Holmes, Gareth Bennett and Jonathan Clark.”—Justin Champion, University of London -- Justin Champion“A lively text and it offers a new way to understand the evolution of religious expression – belief and practice – at the dawn of ‘modernity.’”—The Living Church * The Living Church *“This razor-sharp debut merits wide and close attention. Its interventions should lead scholars to reconsider the role of religion in the tumults and transformations of Augustan Britain and rethink the great questions of modernization and secularization that continue to animate interest in the period—all with the Church of England at the center of their attention.”—The Journal of British Studies * The Journal of British Studies *“If I were to recommend one academic book to specialists, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates about the formation of Anglicanism and the role that the church played in the development of British civil society in the eighteenth century, it would be this book.”—Gregory Dodds, History: Reviews of New Books -- Gregory Dodds * History: Reviews of New Books *Winner of the 2015 John Ben Snow Prize awarded by the North American Conference on British Studies. -- John Ben Snow Prize * North American Conference on British Studies *
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SCM Press On the Thirtynine Articles A Conversation with Tudor Christianity
Book SynopsisThis book offers an introduction to Anglican theological thinking through one of its key source texts.The new edition has a new introduction in which Oliver O'Donovan reflects on the significance of the book and of the 39 Articles in the light of recent debates.
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SCM Press Present in Every Place
Trade Review"... a beautifully written, sensitive and timely book. Its passionate argument for doing church together, in caring for the places that we inhabit, brings a much-needed sense of the possibilities of the present moment and the richness of working together across parishes and fresh expressions." -- Isabelle Hamley"This is a really helpful book for any pioneer, planter or parish priest who wants to see the church grow and flourish. Will offers a way forward in the mixed ecology where the church in its various forms can incarnate the good news of Jesus into the particularities of place." -- Gareth Robinson"What if place is a richer and more complex notion than the territorial area marked by the traditional parish boundary? What if a commitment to mission is turning newly-planted churches back to a love for the particularities of place and people? In this highly incisive and attractively written book, Will Foulger invites us to think beyond some rather tired polarities about the nature and role of the parish, and creatively opens our imaginations to future possibilities for the Church of England as it explores how it will continue to minister God’s presence in every place." -- Robert Song
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SCM Press The Once and Future Parish
Trade Review"This fascinating justification of parish system should be compulsory reading for all who aspire to leadership within the Church." -- Angela Tilby"Perhaps the most important book written about the Church of England in recent times. A frank acknowledgement of where we are, a clinical dissection of how we got there, and a genuine manifesto for how we move on. More than that, its prose positively drips with the beauty of holiness. It reminded me of what it is to know and love Jesus Christ in the context of the Church of England and spurred me on to want to fight for that consecrated context." -- Fergus Butler-GallieTable of ContentsIntroduction: For the Parish Twelve Years On 1 National Mission and Local Embodiment 2 How Did We Get Here? 3 Follow the Money 4 Managerial Mission 5 The Parish Between Church Planting and Pioneer Ministry 6 Bishops and Parishes: What Is the Church? 7 The Crisis in Education and Communal Memory 8 Kill the Parish? Conclusion: The Future Parish
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SCM Press Anglican Theology
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Becoming a Bishop A Theological Handbook of
Book SynopsisPaul Avis has served as the General Secretary of the Church of England's Council for Christian Unity, Theological Consultant to the Anglican Communion Office, London, and Canon Theologian of Exeter Cathedral. He is an honorary professor in the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Exeter, a Chaplain to HM Queen Elizabeth II and editor-in-chief of the journal Ecclesiology.Trade ReviewThere is much wisdom here to inform and guide and shape an episcopal ministry that will be of benefit to the whole church. * The Expository Times *Paul Avis, one of Anglicanism’s leading ecclesiologists, has provided a great gift to anyone called to become a bishop. With a remarkably light touch, he has applied his considerable scholarship to the lived realities of episcopal ministry, combining a deep understanding of the shape of the Church with pearls of practical wisdom drawn from years of observing bishops in a host of different contexts. The result is an attractive and accessible study that will help bishops from churches across the world to go on becoming more fully the bishops God has called them to be. * Christopher Cocksworth, Bishop of Coventry, Church of England *In 2013, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, declared that year, 'A year of Theological Education'. This raised untapped financial resources for our Province but also laid bare the dearth in levels of understanding, what the Church is and in particular, the Episcopate. Our Synodical structures, addressed these questions by setting up amongst others, the Canon Law Council to educate bishops and others about church order. In fact, a far cry from the people’s wrestling. All they were yearning for was, an account of what is a bishop and the bishop’s role in democratic Southern Africa as we together lead the church’s mission? Paul’s book is the resource we were searching for. Becoming a Bishop is clearly and effectively written, theologically rigorous and yet accessible book. It is imbued with pastoral wisdom and will be helpful to the Bishops of the Anglican Communion around the world, and indeed to bishops and those likely to be bishops of all Christian tradition. At home, it will aptly address the questions our year of theological education raised and equip not only bishops but all the Laos. I highly recommend Becoming a Bishop. I will in the first instance, purchase a copy for each bishop within my province so that they may benefit from this well of wisdom. * Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town, Anglican Church of Southern Africa *Becoming a Bishop is a worthy book for the person just elected to episcopal office and for the bishop approaching their silver anniversary. It is so because it invites the reader to enter afresh the living tradition of episcopal ministry. In particular I found Paul Avis's exposition of the public, personal and private life of the bishop to be invitational, so that the reader really wants to grow into the fullness of their vocation. The author reminds us that episcopal ministry involves teaching, sanctifying and governing, yet he never loses sight of the humanity of the bishop. Not only is this a helpful book for bishops, new and experienced; it is also a book I recommend to dioceses which are praying for the right appointment or election that they may be served well and the flock of Christ kept together. The chapter on the collaborative ministry of bishops could well be enjoyed by bishops on retreat or at a study conference. * Victoria Matthews, Bishop of Christ Church, Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia *Paul Avis has hit the nail squarely on the head! In Becoming A Bishop he invites the reader to reflect on the order and ministry of bishop. He suggests -rightly, I believe -that the church should primarily think about episcopacy in terms of a reasoned consideration of scripture, tradition, ecumenical agreements, all in light of God’s mission for the church and the world. This book will make an invaluable resource for bishops and all with a stake in the mission and ministry of the church. Highly recommended. * Franklin Brookhart, Bishop of Montana, The Episcopal Church, USA *There is tremendous insight and wisdom throughout this book ... Dr Avis’s book highlights the need that still exists for an extended systematic theological handbook of texts ... that will help further to shape and expand our Anglican understandings of the episcopate, and so contribute to the well-being not just of bishops, but also of our common life. * Theology Journal *Table of ContentsForeword: The Right Revd Dr Kenneth Kearon, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, Church of Ireland; former Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Preface 1.'The office and work of a bishop in the Church of God' 2. The bishop's identity and tasks 3. The bishop's authority 4. The bishop in leadership 5. The bishop and collaborative ministry 6. The bishop in the Anglican Communion 7. The bishop and Christian unity 8. The bishop and the historic episcopate 9. The bishop as scholar and theologian 10. The bishop in the public square 11. The bishop and the liturgy Index of names
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Lyric Voice in English Theology
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Uncharted Letters The Last Mission Ship
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Anglican Board of Mission - Australia Climate for Change A Series of Studies about the Climate Crisis
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Church House Publishing Guide to the Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978 Revised Edition
Book SynopsisThis guide is aimed at those who have care of parish records and updated in the light of experience of operating the Measure. It includes information about operating the Measure in dioceses; suggestions for the making, care and preservation of records; and advice about records' management.
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Church House Publishing A Time to Heal Handbook The Development of Good Practice in the Healing Ministry
Book SynopsisThis handbook is a summary version of the longer "A Time to Heal" report from the Church of England on the ministry of healing. The report offers an overview of the current state of this ministry and a framework for the development of the healing ministry in the 21st century.
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Hymns Ancient & Modern The Curates Guide From Calling to First Parish
Book SynopsisAn accessible and informative guide for curates combining essential information, practical survival tips and theological reflection grounded in experience of the highs and lows of ministry.Trade ReviewTo those seeking helpful advice and clear thinking about the journey to ordination and the day-to-day realities of parish ministry, this guide is of inestimable value. -- Canon Professor Martyn Percy, Principal, Ripon College'As a curate of only 20 months I can sincerely say that I wish The Curate's Guide had been around several years ago as I was making my journey from calling to first parish! And don't be misled by the title - this guide would enhance the understanding of anyone involved with church life and should be required reading for ordinands, incumbents, DDOs, theological college staff and parishioners as well as curates and their families. It was like reading my own thoughts from emerging calling to present day curacy captured with refreshing honesty and uncanny accuracy, and so it served as a wonderful tool for reflection, taking stock and looking forward. John Witcombe and his team undoubtedly write with many years experience and yet their observations are as fresh and apposite as ever, and though there are many contributors, The Curate's Guide very much speaks with one voice.The Curate's Guide covers a great deal of ground - at the most basic level it sets out facts about the process of discernment, selection, training, choosing a parish, CME and beyond including such nitty-gritty areas as terminology and dress (all those things I wish I'd known earlier from one source rather than stumbling across them piecemeal!), and it achieves all that with a balanced and sensitive appreciation of varying churchmanship or diocesan approach. Its real value, I feel, lies in the fact that it goes far beyond the parameters of the average 'guide' to explore important and perennial questions about relationships, expectations, identity. It challenges a number of prejudices surrounding training (part-time or residential) or status (NSM, OLM, etc). It brings home the applied reality of what it says with its imaginative use of character studies/scenarios. It is strangely compelling and gets under the skin. The Curate's Guide inspires a positive and encouraging view of what happens when we respond to God's call. There is nothing prescriptive in it; it does not seek to create stereotype curates. Rather it recognises and appreciates the uniqueness of every response to God's calling and offers practical advice and wise words for a wholesome response to that call. No one should leave training without reading it.' -- Revd Katie McClure, who studied at Ripon College, Cuddeston and is currently an Assistant Curate at St John the Baptist, reviewed The Curate's Guide for us
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Church House Publishing Using the Book of Common Prayer
Book SynopsisA practical guide to using the Book of Common Prayer, without using technical language or assuming prior knowledge. It includes a history and theology of the BCP with practical advice on using its principal services.
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Church House Publishing Learning for Ministry
Book SynopsisA user-friendly handbook for all embarking on a course of training for Christian ministry, lay or ordained. It is designed to reduce the fear factor and help students make the most of their study and training.Trade Review‘An excellent - and ecumenically aware - practical guide for those about to begin training for lay and ordained ministries, and those considering their call.’ -- Philip Luscombe, Principal of Wesley House, Cambridge'Intended primarily for those preparing for recognised ministries in the Anglican and Methodist traditions, this book offers a realistic, practical and honest introduction to the complexities of ministerial formation.' -- Jan Berry, Tutor in Practical Theology, The Partnership for Theological Education, Manchester'An excellent and comprehensive account of what to expect during ministerial training...I wish it had been written a year ago!' -- Sarah Partridge, Inital Year Ministerial Training
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Church House Publishing Emmaus
Book SynopsisEmmaus is a course designed to welcome people into the Christian faith. Contact is a practical, hands-on booklet that helps churches make the most of their connections with those outside the church, as the first step in running an Emmaus course.
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Church House Publishing The Churchwardens Year
Book SynopsisHelp and comfort for churchwardens in the form of a humorous, illustrated monthly calendar of handy tips.
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AuthorHouse How Does the Present Theological Debate on Sexual Relations in the Anglican Church Reflect Biblical Teaching
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Heritage Books Inc. The Lineage from Apostolic Times of the American Catholic Church. Commonly called the Episcopal Church
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The Christian World of CS Lewis
Book SynopsisThis study provides a perceptive and illuminating guide to C.S. Lewis's writings. Kilby examines Lewis's Christian works one by one, compares them with each other and with books by other authors, and elucidates the themes that recur throughout the main body of Lewis's writings.
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Vanderbilt University Press Glorious Battle
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Forward Movement Publications Book of Common Prayer
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Latimer Trust The ThirtyNine Articles Their Place and Use Today
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The Latimer Trust Translating the Bible From William Tyndale to King James
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The Latimer Trust Los Treinta y Nueve Articulos Su Lugar y USO Hoy
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The Latimer Trust The Anglican Evangelical Doctrine of Infant Baptism
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Broughton Publishing Pty Ltd Australian Anglicans Remember
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Ishtar Publishing Mystical Meditations on the Christian Collects
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Broughton Publishing Pty Ltd Holy Communion and Other Liturgical Resources EnglishChinese Edition
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