If you meet George Herbert on the road, kill him

Radically Re-Thinking Priestly Ministry

The Revd Justin Lewis-Anthony (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2009
Mowbray (Verlag)
978-1-906286-17-0 (ISBN)

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Looking at the status and role of parish clergy, this book draws on the work of historians, social anthropologists, psychologists and theologians and presents their ideas. It sees the future strength of the parochial clergy to be found in a recovery of historic, renewed understandings of priestly ministry.

At a time of uncertainty for the Church, this robust challenge to an outmoded style of ministry offers realistic encouragement for the future. The book's deliberately provocative title echoes: If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him; its thesis is that the shadow of George Herbert's parish ministry lingers still in the Church of England, placing an impossible burden of unreasonable expectations upon today's parish clergy. The author sets out realistically to assess the context of Herbert's life and to explore the difficulties of parish life today; he concludes by outlining a more sustainable pattern for the future. This is a book of the long view. In looking at the status and role of parish clergy it draws on the work of historians, social anthropologists, psychologists and theologians and presents their ideas in a readable and passionate style. It is neither a jeremiad nor pollyanna-ish in its analysis or its prescriptions, but rather sees the future strength of the parochial clergy to be found in a recovery of historic, renewed understandings of priestly ministry.
In a climate of such uncertainty for the future of the church, it will be an encouragement for priest and people, and welcomed by both.

Justin Lewis-Anthony is Rector of St Stephen's Church in the city and diocese of Canterbury and was formerly Precentor of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He has lectured, and led retreats, on film, popular culture and theology. He is a convenor for Affirming Catholicism and the author of Circles of Thorns (Continuum) and the popular blog

1 Lin-Chi, the Curate and the Anglican Divine; 2 "...how many live so unlike him now..."; 3 "The only thing I don't run"; 4 The Cult of Nice; 5 "A little soft around the edges"; 6 +ABC and the 3 Ws; 7 Witness; 8 Watchman; 9 Weaver; 10 The 'KEY' Method.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2009
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	1-906286-17-5 / 1906286175
ISBN-13	978-1-906286-17-0 / 9781906286170
Zustand	Neuware