The exiled church : reckoning with secular culture / Martyn Percy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Percy, Martyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Secularism.

Church attendance.

Church growth.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

v, 197 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Canterbury Press, 2025.

Summary:

"The Exiled Church explores how churches and faith communities are faring in a highly secular contemporary culture. In many places, traditional denominations are in steep decline, church buildings are up for sale, even fast-growing new churches appear to be in a ‘boom and bust’ trajectory, and religion has effectively retreated from public life. Yet it was in exile that Israel discovered a deeper and truer knowledge of God. Drawing on theories of secularisation, the experiences of a wide variety of churches, new religious groups, and voices in the emerging field of secular and sacred community innovation, Martyn Percy charts the shifts in power from institutional religion to individualistic spirituality. He asks whether the age of institutional Christianity is effectively over, and is being replaced by networks of socio-spiritual-political values focused around issues of common concern. Imaginatively and engagingly written, The Exiled Church is ultimately a hopeful and confident book that offers a lifeline for all churches on the margins. It does not advocate for turning the clock back, or some recovery but rather for a citizenship that is adaptive to spirituality and religion in a culture of increasing diversity and individualism."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : syllabus

Terms of reference : secularization

From the development office : change in the faith markets

Opening assembly : inclusive and impartial

Lesson one : maths

Lesson two : geography

Lesson three : history

Lesson four : languages

Lesson five : design and technology

Half term : extra maths and equations

Lesson six : science

Lesson seven : politics and economics

Lesson eight : religious education

Lesson nine : sport and leisure

Lesson ten : cultural and moral education

Governance : leadership in managing diversity

Report : from the counselling service

Term ends : closing assembly and farewells

Future directions : what3words? : go, make, disciples

Prospects : onward and upwards?

From the librarian : references and further reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781786226273

1786226278

OCLC:

1451660497

Publisher Number:

90103308015

CIPO000202551