For the Parish: A Critique of Fresh Expressions - Softcover

Davison, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0334043654 ISBN 13: 9780334043652

Publisher: SCM Press, 2010

Synopsis

Fresh Expressions of Church are most significant development in the Church of England in recent decades. Many have called for a thorough theological engagement with the movement. The Church of England is engaging in radical new departures when the ecclesiological thinking for such experiments is far from complete. Parishes are the mainstay of the 'inherited church'. Frequently they are belittled and cast as either unhelpful or irrelevant. The authors argue for the vitality of the parish, both for mission and for discipleship. The authors argue that the forms of the church are to be an embodiment of her faith. They should therefore be more determined by our theological traditions than by the surrounding culture. They show that the traditions of the parish church represent ways in which time, space, community are ordered in relation to God and the gospel.

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About the Author

The Revd Dr Andrew Davison is the Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, Fellow in Theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Canon Philosopher of St Albans Abbey.

Review

'Davison and Milbank have produced a book of breathtaking contrasts ... it is simultaneously dour and lively; serious, yet amusingly and deeply ironic; punchy, yet wise; thoughtful, yet discursive... this book is something of a tour de force ... It should be widely read, studied, and meditated upon: deeply.' Martyn Percy, Modern Believing.

`the most serious and important book on Anglican mission that I have read for many years ... unashamedly theological... a readable, challenging, and closely argued book ... every parish priest and pioneer minister needs to read this book as a matter of urgency.' Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford. Church Times, 26 November 2010

'This is one of those books which ought to be standard reading for Church of England clergy and leading laity... This erudite and thought-provoking book provides an ideal meeting ground [for different expressions of the nature of the Church and its worship].' John Habgood, Former Archbishop of York. Times Literary Supplement, 17 December 2010

About this edition

• Publisher: SCM Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0334043654
• ISBN 13: 9780334043652
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256