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Church of England, The : a portrait

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Overview: The Church of England is a unique institution. It is the only church in the world to have its bishops appointed by the prime minister so they can sit in parliament. And even in an age when only a small minority go to church, it lays claim to jurisdiction over every square inch of the land. Deeply conservative by instinct, the Church of England has nevertheless taken the radical and momentous decision to ordain women to the priesthood. Schism stares the Church in the face; and for the first time in its history it is also confronting a potentially disastrous financial crisis. To investigate the turbulence, the author has visited parish churches, retreat houses, theological colleges, humble rectories and Lambeth Palace. The author has talked to nuns, to lay readers, to hospital chaplains and team rectors. The kaleidoscopic picture the author paints is both comic and moving. The Church's failings are here writ large: the failure of many of its congregations to welcome black people, for example. But it is in the faith and courage, moral and physical, of its individual members that its virtues are to be found. This is a personal and human account of the oldest institution in England - the Ecclesia Anglicana of Magna Carta. The Church's future has always been an uncertain one, but never before has there been more interest in what that future holds in store.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

283 D34c

Penerbit

United States of America : Simon & Schuster., 1993

Deskripsi Fisik

341

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-671-71154-7

Klasifikasi

283

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

1

Subjek

Church of England -- Clergy.
Church of England

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