Faith in the city : a call for action by church and nation : the report of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Urban Priority Areas : the popular version
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- Publication Date
- 1985
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 5033.5 A772 1985
- Edition
- Popular version
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- [Christian Action]
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 27 p. : ill. ; 29.5 x 21 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- Cover title.
- "This popular version of the Report of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Urban Priority Areas is a precis of the Report. No words or sentences of the precis should be quoted as though they were a part of the full Report. .... Text of precis copyright Christian Action 1985". -- p. 2.
- "Most of the photographs used to illustrate this edition of the Archbishop's Report are of Toxteth in Liverpool. They were taken by Hugh O'Donnell. The cartoons are by Taffy Davies". -- p. 22.
- Contents divided into sections: Introduction -- Urban Priority Areas -- Church and City -- Theological Priorities -- What Kind of Church ? -- Organising the Church -- Developing the People of God -- Supporting a Participating Church -- Urban Policy -- Poverty, Employment and Work -- Housing -- Health -- Social Care and Community Work -- Education and Young People -- Order and Law -- Summary of Main Recommendations -- Members of the Commission.
- Back cover reproduces text of letter from Robert Cantuar i.e. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, dated 1st October 1985 which states: I welcome this "popular" version of the report of my Commission on Urban Priority Areas. The issues raised in the Commission's Report challenge us all -- in the Churches and in the Nation as a whole -- to study, reflect and respond. I hope that many will read this summary, and that it will encourage debate about our cities and their future.
- Added Entry
- Church of England. Commission on Urban Priority Areas
- O'Brien, Richard, 1920-2009
- Davies, Taffy (Edward William Llewellyn), 1951-
- O'Donnell, Hugh
- Subjects
- Faith in the City
- Church of England
- Church and social problems - Church of England
- Church and social problems - Great Britain
- Great Britain - Social conditions - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century
- Church work with the poor - Church of England
- Urban poor - Great Britain
- Theology - Church of England
- Cities and towns - Religious aspects - Church of England
- Community (Religion) - Church of England
- Social justice - Church of England
- Social justice - Great Britain
- Capitalism - Religious aspects - Church of England
- Inner cities - Great Britain
- Inner cities - Religious aspects - Church of England
- Call Number
- BX 5033.5 A772 1985
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)