Rural life and rural church
Subtitle: theological and empirical perspectives
By: edited by Leslie J. Francis and Mandy Robbins
Publisher: Equinox Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oakville, CT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845539832; 9781845539849
Subjects: Rural churches
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Shaping rural theology / Leslie J. Francis; title: Israelite wisdom and pastoral theology in the rural church / Gareth Lloyd Jones; title: The invisible countryside of the New Testament / William A. Strange; title: Sheep and goats : pastoral imagery in the Bible and today / Richard T. France; title: Ordinary theology for rural theology and rural ministry / Jeff Astley; title: The kneelers are most impressive : reflections on reading a visitors' book / Norman Morris and Lewis Burton; title: Ordinary prayer and the rural church : an empirical study of prayer cards / Tania ap Si; title: Encountering new age spirituality : opportunities and challenges for the rural church / John Drane; title: God in creation : a reflection on Jurgen Moltmann's theology / William K. Kay; title: Belonging to rural church and society: theological and sociological perspectives; title: David S. Walker; title: Blackshawhead : a local case history in rural church categorization; title: Lewis Burton; title: Is the rural church different? : the special case of Confirmation / David W. Lankshear; title: Rural Anglicanism : one face or many? / Carol Roberts; title: Pastoral fragments : discovered remnants of a rural past / Trevor Kerry; title: I was glad : listening to visitors to country churches / Leith Littler, Leslie J. Francis and Jeremy Martineau; title: Sacred place and pilgrimage : modern visitors to the shrine of St. Melangell / Michael Keulemans and Lewis Burton; title: Visitor experiences of St. Davids cathedral : the two worlds of pilgrims and secular tourists / Emyr Williams, Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins and Jennie Annis; title: Social capital generated by two rural churches : the role of individual believers /  Keith Ineson and Lewis Burton; title: Local festivals in two Pennine villages : the reactions of the local methodist church congregations / Sue Pegg and Lewis Burton; title: Extended communion : a second best option for rural Anglicanism? / Stella Mills; title: All types are called, but some are more likely to respond : the psychological type profile of rural Anglican churchgoers in Wales / Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins, Angela Williams and Rhys Williams; title: The social significance of harvest festivals in the countryside : an empirical enquiry among those who attend / David Walker; title: Psychological type profile of volunteer workers in a rural Christian charity shops /  Leslie J. Francis and Sue Pegg; title: Deployment of the churches' ministry : Anglicans and Methodists in a rural diocese / Lewis Burton; title: Views on Baptism and Confirmation in the church in Wales : are rural clergy different? / Keith Littler; title: Children and Communion : listening to churchwardens in rural and urban Wales / Ann Howells and Keith Littler; title: Burnout and the practice of ministry among rural clergy : looking for the hidden signs / Christopher J. F. Rutledge; title: How happy are rural Anglican clergy? / Christine E. Brewster; title: Perceptions of stress on those in rural ministry : listening to church leaders / Paul Rolph and Jenny Rolph.