In trying to understand the relationship of the British people to religion
- specifically Christianity
- we tend to say that people believe
- or do not; attend
- or do not The argument of Lost Church is that the majority of people do not really fit either of these categories Rather they 'belong'
- in the sense that they feel some affinity to Christianity & the Church; they are not hostile to its ministers; they do not find churches alien places to be & they turn to the Church & its clergy on specific occasions But they do not want to attend regularly & their beliefs may be incoherent or even non-existent & often flicker on & off like a badly wired lamp This absorbing & encouraging volume is a call to lay Christians & clergy to take stock of what is happening & to recover an understanding of the Church that will not alienate those who 'belong' but rather enable ministry to them to continue