Covering the liturgical year outside Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter, this collection of reflections, readings, poems and prayers focuses on the life and ministry of Jesus - the rich subject matter of the lectionary readings during Ordinary Time. This is a subtantial, original and varied resource for the longest liturgical season.
Seeking to dynamically alter the way that theologians, ecclesiologists, students and ministers look at the relationship between church and society, this book takes religion, politics and society as basic categories and explores how oft-overlooked issues are in fact highly significant for the shaping of theological and ecclesiological horizons.
Clergy have a pivotal role in creating and nurturing church communities in which all people can grow up into Christ. This book explores the nature of that role by considering key similarities with the essential but often conflicting demands of motherhood.
Thirty Nine New Articles offers a vision of a fresh, generous, contemporary Anglican faith and life. Inspired by the original Thirty Nine Articles of Religion, the Church of England's historic statement of belief, it explores thirty-nine beliefs and practices that characterize Anglicanism today and the issues it grapples with.
Utilizing a maternal metaphor, the book presents a fresh perspective on parish ministry by integrating insights from theology, philosophy, feminism, and child development. It highlights essential yet often overlooked practices in ministry, advocating for their recognition and value. Through original research, the author encourages a holistic understanding of being and doing in ministry, ultimately affirming the importance of nurturing approaches in spiritual leadership.
Probes the social, psychological and theological dynamics of apostasy and through personal, theological and spiritual reflection, examines the conditions and causes that prompt individuals to renounce one approach to faith and embrace another.
Martyn Percy's BRF Advent book explores the message of the kingdom of God: a world turned upside-down; an ecology of equality and peace, and an economy of justice.
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Untamed Gospel complements The Bright Field and Darkness Yielding, and offers meditations, reflections, stories, prayers and poems for use throughout the church year. Each one focuses on the often startling nature of Jesus' sayings and teachings, the raw honesty of the psalms and other biblical texts.
NRSV Anglicized trade paperback edition of the Bible with introduction.