Praying for England : priestly presence in contemporary culture / edited by Sam Wells and Sarah Coakley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wells, Sam, editor.

Coakley, Sarah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England.

Anglican Communion--England.

Anglican Communion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Continuum, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Praying for England reflects on the role of Christian priesthood in contemporary culture, and comes up with some surprising and timely insights about its efficacy and importance. There are ritual and representative functions of the priest, it argues, which remain spiritually and socially vital, even - perhaps especially - in a society which ostensibly ignores the Church, or appears so pluralistic as to lack any religious cohesion. The priestly role as mediator before God of society's deepest pains, losses, joys and irresolvable anxieties is here reimagined, and brought freshly to life though m

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Prayer, Place and the Poor; 1 Representation; 2 Glory; 3 Imagination; 4 Presence; 5 Attention; 6 Honesty; 7 Debate; Epilogue; Four Poems; A Note on the Littlemore Conference; List of Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-20550-5

9786613205506

1-4411-3466-2

OCLC:

741687245