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If you meet George Herbert on the road-- kill him : radically rethinking priestly ministry / Justin Lewis-Anthony.
LIBRA BX5175 .L49 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis-Anthony, Justin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Herbert, George, 1593-1633--Influence.
- Herbert, George.
- Herbert, George, 1593-1633.
- Church of England--Clergy.
- Church of England.
- Clergy.
- Clergy--Office.
- Church work--England.
- Church work.
- England--Church history--1485-.
- England.
- Church history.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 248 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Mowbray, 2009.
- Summary:
- Priestly ministry in the Church of England needs a radical rethink...
- Although George Herbert died in 1633, his legacy continues. His poems are read and sung, and his parish ministry remains the model for the Church of England's understanding of how and where and why its priests should minister. But there is a problem. The memory of Herbert celebrated by the Church is an inaccurate one and, in its inaccuracy, is unfair on Herbert himself and his successors in the ordained ministry.
- This is a book of the long view. It sets out to assess realistically the context of Herbert's life and to explore the difficulties of parish life today. In examining the status and role of parish clergy then and now, it draws on the work of historians, social anthropologists, psychologists and theologians, and presents their ideas in a readable and passionate style. The author argues that the future strength of parochial ministry will be found in a recovery of historic, renewed understanding of priestly ministry, and concludes by outlining more sustainable patterns of practice for the future.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Death to Herbertism 1
- 1 Lin-Chi, the curate and the Anglican divine 3
- 2 `... how many live so unlike him now...' 9
- 3 The only thing I don't run 23
- 4 The Cult of Nice 48
- 5 A little soft round the edges 65
- Part 2 Herbertism Habilitated 75
- 6 +ABC and the three Ws 77
- 7 Witness 87
- 8 Watchman 105
- 9 Weaver 123
- Part 3 The KGH Method 143
- 10 Know who you are: Rule 147
- 11 Know what you are for: Role 162
- 12 Know who you are set over: Responsibility 173
- 13 Know how to make decisions: Reckoning 188
- 14 Know how to manage conflict: Reconciling 205
- 15 Afterword: Standing by Herbert's grave 215.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781906286170
- 1906286175
- OCLC:
- 277204372
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