{"product_id":"the-mission-and-ministry-of-the-church-in-england-9780567713322","title":"The Mission and Ministry of the Church in England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonsignor Michael Nazir-Ali\u003c\/b\u003e is  director of the Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and  Dialogue, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Nazir-Ali draws on his own experience as a bishop in Pakistan and the UK, as Head of a major mission society, and as a theologian of immense experience of dialogue with other traditions and faiths. In so doing, he reflects on what is and has been characteristic of the English church tradition. The result is a wide canvas indeed in which insights and examples drawn from missiology, ethics, church history and inter-faith dialogue, liturgical development and sacramental theology, constitutional theory and cultural understanding all find a place. * Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter 2000-2013, UK *\u003cbr\u003eFather Michael writes as a member of the Ordinariate in the Catholic Church. His lived experience of Islam, as well as his familiarity with the situation of the English Churches in a rapidly secularising culture makes it possible for him to offer an authentic Catholic commentary that is both prescient and challenging. This volume reflects these qualities. * Father Alexander Sherbrooke, St Patrick’s Catholic Church, UK *\u003cbr\u003eMichael Nazir-Ali, one of 21st-century Christianity's noble spirits, makes the terms \"evangelization\" and \"inculturation\" come alive in this insightful study of the history of Christian England, which teaches valuable lessons about being a Church permanently in mission -- a Church in which everyone accepts the responsibilities of a missionary vocation and everywhere is mission territory. * George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center, USA *\u003cbr\u003eAs always, Michael Nazir-Ali writes clearly and engagingly. He has a gift for illustrating a big picture with detailed examples. He combines a passion for mission with concern for faith and order and for the moral\/social implications of Christian discipleship  -   all within a realistic view of history and a hope that lies beyond history. The story of \u003ci\u003eEcclesia Anglicana \u003c\/i\u003eis long and clearly unfinished; one pressing question for all who value the elusive concept of “Anglican patrimony” is how that patrimony can best be cherished and developed for future generations. In the light of the current fragmentation of the Anglican Communion, impaired communion within the Church of England itself and the innovation of the Ordinariates perhaps we might hope for a second edition in a few years’ time. * John Hind, Bishop emeritus of Chichester, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e Why This Book Was Written and What Is in It?  \u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEcclesia Anglicana\u003c\/i\u003e: The Beginnings of Mission and Evangelisation   \u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e Learning from the Past: Mission and the Evangelical and Catholic Revivals  \u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e Learning Today and Planning for Tomorrow  \u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e Incarnational Presence?  \u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e Going Walkabout: Peregrination and Mission  \u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e Identification, Inculturation, and Dialogue  \u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e Are There Limits to Inculturation?  \u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e Prophetic Ministry, Social Responsibility and Action  \u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e Why Evangelize and What Is Evangelism Anyway?  \u003cb\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/b\u003e The Ordinariate: A Way to Unity?  \u003cb\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/b\u003e Summing It All Up  Bibliography General Index Scripture Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735391351127,"sku":"9780567713322","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780567713322.jpg?v=1723810163","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-mission-and-ministry-of-the-church-in-england-9780567713322","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}