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if you meet george herbert on the road ... kill him radically rethinking priestly ministry
priestly ministry in the church of england needs a radical rethink ... 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 englands 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 herberts life and to explore the difficulties of parish life today . by examining the status and role of parish clergy since herberts time and today it draws on the work of historians social anthropologists psychologists and theologians and presents their ideas in a readable and passionate style . it argues that the future strength of parochial ministry will be found in a recovery of historic renewed understandings of priestly ministry and concludes by outlining more sustainable patterns of practice for the future.in a climate of uncertainty for the future of the church it will be an encouragement for priest and people and welcomed by both .
paperback continuum intl pub group 2009 isbn13 9781906286170 isbn10 1906286175
book type nf isbn 13 9781906286170 number of pages 248 publisher continuum release date 62135769600000