Praying For England

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Praying for England" reflects on the role of Christian priesthood in contemporary culture & comes up with some surprising & timely insights about its efficacy & importance. There are ritual & representative functions of the priest it argues which remain spiritually & 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 societys deepest pains losses joys & irresolvable anxieties is here reimagined & brought freshly to life though moving narratives of pastoral encounter. Above all the priest is seen as one who goes on praying for England in decisive but often uncelebrated ways prayer being the chief measure & test of the priests representative role. This is a deceptively simple volume
- theologically accessible but often deeply moving & profound. In it a new vision is sketched of how Christian priesthood can go forward today with humility understated dignity & spiritual power. It will be of special interest to English churchpeople in an established setting but is written no less with an ecumenical & international readership in mind."