The Christian priest today
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- Author
- Ramsey, Michael (Arthur Michael), 1904-1988
- Publication Date
- 1972
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 4011 R35 1972
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- SPCK
- Publication Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 100 p. ; 18.5 x 12 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury".
- "This book is written for those who are in the ordained ministry, those who are preparing for it and those who are ready think about its inner meaning. It is written with awareness of the widespread questionings about the priesthood which are prominent today. But while many books are written about the changing forms of the priest's work and role this book tries specifically to deal with the priest's inner life amidst the changes which surround him. Most of the chapters are charges given before the ordinations at Canterbury in recent years, while some are addresses given on other occasions to ordinands or to clergy. None of the chapters have been published before". -- Intro.
- Ramsey is "especially concerned with the intellectual and devotional life of the Christian minister in an increasingly materialist and self-sufficient world, though a note of deep pastoral care (not least for the doubter and skeptic) runs throughout. Focusing on four basic marks of priesthood which remain unchangeable -- the priest as Teacher, as Minister of Reconciliation, as Man of Prayer, and as 'Man of the Eucharist' -- the Archbishop shows how each of them is shaped by the particular theological, political, and social patterns of our age". -- back cover.
- Contents: Introductory -- Why the Priest ? -- Man of Prayer -- Preaching God Today -- Preaching Jesus Today -- The Priest and Politics -- The Priest as Absolver -- Christ's Doctrine and Discipline -- The Ordination Gospel -- St. Peter's Charge -- Divine Humility -- Fret not thyself because of the Ungodly -- Sorrow and Joy -- Epilogue: The Bishop.
- Subjects
- Church of England - Clergy - Office
- Priesthood - Church of England
- Church of England - Clergy - Religious life
- ISBN
- 281-02667-X
- Call Number
- BV 4011 R35 1972
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)