"The purpose of this collection of essays is to present the reader with an account of important aspects of the life of the Church of England as it prepares to enter the next millennium. The contributors assess the current state of the church and raise important questions about its future direction. They represent the range of traditions within Anglicanism and all, except for from the Church in Wales, are members of the Church of England". -- Preface, p. x.
Contents: Notes on Contributors -- Preface dated Ash Wednesday, 1998 -- Introduction : The Theological and Historical Context / Robert Hannaford -- Part One: Organisation and Structure -- 1. The Church of England in the Next Millennium : Structure and Organisation / Wesley Carr -- 2. 'The Gracious Gift' ; Church of England Finances and Resources / Keith Bladon -- 3. New Wine in Old Skins: An Examination of the Legal Position / Lynne Leeder -- Part Two: Leadership, Mission and Ministry -- 4. Spiritual Authority and Leadership in Society and Church / Paul Avis -- 5. The Church's Mission in Society / Margaret Selby and Christopher Smith -- 6. New Dimensions in Ministry : Towards 2000 / Timothy Bradshaw -- 7. Education and Schooling / Leslie J. Francis -- Part Three: Faith and Praxis -- 8. Liturgy and Worship / Gordon P. Jeanes -- 9. The Ecumenical Agenda / Mary Tanner -- 10. Anglicanism and the Theology of Culture / Robert Hannaford -- 11. Sexual Ethics / Robin Gill.
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The Trinity Institute for Christianity and Culture(TICC) is a new ecumenical and international initiative based in London, England. "The programme of the Institute from the outset insists upon a holistic approach to learning, in which prayer, spirituality and worship are essential ingredients. `They continued steadfastly in the apostles teaching; the fellowship; the breaking of bread and the prayers'. (Acts 2:42)" "The TICC has three core approaches through which it hopes to achieve its aim: re-envisioning Christian believers about their own faith, its distinctive characteristics and fundamental teachings; relating a living faith to different cultures and other faiths; and equipping the churches with resources and skills to forward the changing relationship between Christianity and the challenge of diverse global cultures". "The three key people involved in the initiative are the Rt. Rev. Michael Marshall, Director and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the Revd Nadim Nassar, Principal and Chairman of the Educational and Theological Board and the Revd Canon Dr. Bruce Duncan, Chairman of the International Consultants Board". For further information please consult the Trinity Institute for Christianity and Culture web site: www.theticc.com
"Report of the Mission Theological Advisory Board of the Board of Mission of the General Synod of the Church of England".
Includes bibliographical endnotes and bibliography (p. 132).
Report "examines aspects of modern culture (secularization, youth culture, other faiths, Urban Priority Areas, etc.). The place and style of evangelism is considered and practical examples are given (in the areas of baptismal policy, church structures, leadership patterns, etc.) of ways in which Gospel, culture and church life interact."
Contents: Introduction dated April 1991 / Philip King, Acting Chairman -- Part A: The Gospel in the Midst of Culture -- How do we discover the content of the Gospel Message ? -- The Church and contemporary society -- Our secular culture and some of its sub-cultures -- Building bridges for two-way traffic -- Identifying the Gospel in action -- Part B: The Impact of the Gospel on Society -- How the Gospel has affected British society -- Gospel and culture: affirmation or confrontation ? -- Witnessing to the Gospel in our society -- Conversion and continuity -- Part C: Gospel, Culture and Church Life -- Baptismal Policies -- Worship in differing contexts -- Church structures as vehicles of the Gospel -- Leadership and cultural change -- Authentic discipleship -- Appendices -- Glossary -- List of Members of the Mission Theological Advisory Group -- Notes -- Bibliography.
"This is, in my judgment, one of the finest explorations of faith and culture that has been written in a very long time. The theme of this study is the need for religious resilience, which Dr. Percy insists, will require both resistance and accommodation." -- Foreword, p. [11].
"This is primarily a book of hope and optimism. It sets out to strike a quite different note on how to read and understand the place of religion within contemporary culture. .... The book is written at a time when many within faith communities are fearful for the fate of religion, believing that sacred values and institutions face being overwhelmed by the multiple movements of modernity and the pluralism of postmodernity. It is a book written in the first year of the twenty-first century, an era that many believe, at least in the Western world, to be already post-Christian and advanced in its secularity. In contrast, I do not believe that religion is in decline. Nor do I believe that it is the `job' of faith communities to manage the process of religious decline, or adjust to it -- because I am not sure the process nearly everyone imagines, actually exists anywhere or at any time, save in people's minds. This is a book that takes issue with the endemic negativity of a new century as it is directed towards religion, by looking at how religion shapes culture, and how culture shapes religion, offering a range of theologically reflective, sociologically sensitive and cultural critiques that are intended to illuminate society and faith communities alike." -- Intro., p. [15].
Contents: Acknowledgements dated Ascension Day, 2001 / Martyn Percy -- Abbreviations -- Foreword / Ian Markham -- Introduction -- Part One: Church and Culture -- Resistance and Accommodation: Theology and Contemporary Culture -- A Knowledge of Angles: How Spiritual Are the English ? -- Cultural History: The Revision and Secularization Theories -- Church-State Relations in Britain: Transforming Culture -- A Clash of Cultures: Church Autonomy and Human Rights -- Part Two: Christianity and Popular Culture -- The Church in the Market-Place: Advertising, Media and Religion -- Shopping for God: Production, Consumption and Globalization -- Leisure, Ecstasy and Identity: Football and Contemporary Religion -- From Eternity to Here: Sin, Censorship and Society -- Sympathy for the Devil: On Discerning the Demonic -- Part Three: Ministry and Mission in Contemporary Culture -- Pilgrimage and Place: The Journey Within -- Religious Power: People, Politics and Prophecy -- Care-Taking and Health in Contemporary Culture: Exploring the Vocational -- The Gift of Authority: Of Ministry, Morals and Money -- Christ and Culture: The Development of Doctrine and the Meaning of Mission -- Afterword: The Perennial Need for Religion -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors.
Author is a Church of England priest and "Director of the Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Sheffield". -- back cover.
"This is, in my judgment, one of the finest explorations of faith and culture that has been written in a very long time. The theme of this study is the need for religious resilience, which Dr. Percy insists, will require both resistance and accommodation." -- Foreword, p. [11].
"This is primarily a book of hope and optimism. It sets out to strike a quite different note on how to read and understand the place of religion within contemporary culture. .... The book is written at a time when many within faith communities are fearful for the fate of religion, believing that sacred values and institutions face being overwhelmed by the multiple movements of modernity and the pluralism of postmodernity. It is a book written in the first year of the twenty-first century, an era that many believe, at least in the Western world, to be already post-Christian and advanced in its secularity. In contrast, I do not believe that religion is in decline. Nor do I believe that it is the `job' of faith communities to manage the process of religious decline, or adjust to it -- because I am not sure the process nearly everyone imagines, actually exists anywhere or at any time, save in people's minds. This is a book that takes issue with the endemic negativity of a new century as it is directed towards religion, by looking at how religion shapes culture, and how culture shapes religion, offering a range of theologically reflective, sociologically sensitive and cultural critiques that are intended to illuminate society and faith communities alike." -- Intro., p. [15].
Contents: Acknowledgements dated Ascension Day, 2001 / Martyn Percy -- Abbreviations -- Foreword / Ian Markham -- Introduction -- Part One: Church and Culture -- Resistance and Accommodation: Theology and Contemporary Culture -- A Knowledge of Angles: How Spiritual Are the English ? -- Cultural History: The Revision and Secularization Theories -- Church-State Relations in Britain: Transforming Culture -- A Clash of Cultures: Church Autonomy and Human Rights -- Part Two: Christianity and Popular Culture -- The Church in the Market-Place: Advertising, Media and Religion -- Shopping for God: Production, Consumption and Globalization -- Leisure, Ecstasy and Identity: Football and Contemporary Religion -- From Eternity to Here: Sin, Censorship and Society -- Sympathy for the Devil: On Discerning the Demonic -- Part Three: Ministry and Mission in Contemporary Culture -- Pilgrimage and Place: The Journey Within -- Religious Power: People, Politics and Prophecy -- Care-Taking and Health in Contemporary Culture: Exploring the Vocational -- The Gift of Authority: Of Ministry, Morals and Money -- Christ and Culture: The Development of Doctrine and the Meaning of Mission -- Afterword: The Perennial Need for Religion -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors.
Author is a Church of England priest and "Director of the Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Sheffield". -- back cover.
"Apart from the Editor's Introduction, the chapters in this book are based on the addresses given at the Evangelical Anglican Leaders' Conference held in January 1995. All contributions have been revised and edited, and in many cases substantially expanded, although the original spoken style of the addresses has largely been retained". -- Publisher's Note.
Contents: The Contributors -- Publisher's Note -- Introduction / Gordon Kuhrt -- The Sovereign Lord : An Exposition of Acts 4.23-21 / Gordon Bridger -- "Full of Grace and Truth" / Michael Baughen -- Leadership in the Church of England / Christina Baxter -- Issues of Ecclesiology / Michael Turnbull -- "Not One of Us" : An Exposition of Mark 9.38-41 / Dick France -- Jesus Christ in Today's World / Michael Nazir-Ali -- A Church for England / Gavin Reid -- A Gospel for our Culture / Graham Cray -- Holding On and Holding Out / Philip Hacking -- Stewards of the Spirit / Sandy Millar -- What Should Our Priorities Be ? / George Carey.
Each chapter includes "Questions for Discussion" and suggestions for "Further Reading".
"Apart from the Editor's Introduction, the chapters in this book are based on the addresses given at the Evangelical Anglican Leaders' Conference held in Janurary 1995. All contributions have been revised and edited, and in many cases substantially expanded, although the original spoken style of the addresses has largely been retained". -- Publisher's Note.
Contents: The Contributors -- Publisher's Note -- Introduction / Gordon Kuhrt -- The Sovereign Lord : An Expositon of Acts 4.23-21 / Gordon Bridger -- "Full of Grace and Truth" / Michael Baughen -- Leadership in the Church of England / Christina Baxter -- Issues of Ecclesiology / Michael Turnbull -- "Not One of Us" : An Exposition of Mark 9.38-41 / Dick France -- Jesus Christ in Today's World / Michael Nazir-Ali -- A Church for England / Gavin Reid -- A Gospel for our Culture / Graham Cray -- Holding On and Holding Out / Philip Hacking -- Stewards of the Spirit / Sandy Millar -- What Should Our Priorities Be ? / George Carey.
Each chapter includes "Questions for Discussion" and suggestions for "Further Reading".