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Last Rites
Michael Hampson
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Description for Last Rites
Paperback. Examines why the Church of England is a crisis. This work describes a church irreconcilably divided between liberals and evangelicals, shackled by tradition and with little resonance for the laity of modern Britain. It locates the roots of its demise in its history, from the reformation to the ordination of women and beyond. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 336.
Dire Sunday services, shrinking congregations and financial meltdown are the realities of the contemporary Church of England. In this controversial book, Michael Hampson, who worked as a parish priest for thirteen years, examines why the Church of England is in such crisis. He describes a church irreconcilably divided between liberals and evangelicals, shackled by tradition and with little resonance for the laity of modern Britain. He locates the roots of its demise in its history, from the Reformation to the ordination of women and beyond. The internal fault lines of the Church were exposed in 2003 by the forced resignation ... Read more
Dire Sunday services, shrinking congregations and financial meltdown are the realities of the contemporary Church of England. In this controversial book, Michael Hampson, who worked as a parish priest for thirteen years, examines why the Church of England is in such crisis. He describes a church irreconcilably divided between liberals and evangelicals, shackled by tradition and with little resonance for the laity of modern Britain. He locates the roots of its demise in its history, from the Reformation to the ordination of women and beyond. The internal fault lines of the Church were exposed in 2003 by the forced resignation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862078918
SKU
V9781862078918
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Ref
99-84
About Michael Hampson
Michael Hampson was ordained in the Church of England at the age of 24, after reading Philosophy and Psychology at Oxford and training for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon. He served two years in Burnley in his native Lancashire and eleven years at Church Langley in Harlow, Essex. He now works as a full time writer and retreat leader.
Reviews for Last Rites
'The best book I have ever read about life inside the Church of England. Lucid, passionate and timely. Read it now before the whole thing's gone' Andrew Brown, Church Times An explosive demolition job on the Church of England, arguing for its break-up Exposes the shocking extent of homophobia in the church The crisis in the church ... Read more