For the Parish: A Critique of Fresh Expressions
'﻿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 atour 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'Davison and Milbank show how the Fresh Expressions and Emerging Church movements have compounded mistakes in soteriology and ecclesiology, generating a flight into segregation, and a flight away from tradition... [They] have produced a book of breathtaking contrasts. In terms of mood, 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 that really does need engaging with. It should be widely read, studied, and meditated upon: deeply.' -- Martyn Percy,, Modern Believing