Shaping the church
Subtitle: the promise of implicit theology
By: Martyn Percy
Series: Explorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology; Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780754666004; 9780754666059; 9781409408529
Subjects: Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The promise of implicit theology; title: pt. 1. Sacraments: spiritual life. Baptism: belief, practice and culture; title: Confirmation and conversion : continuity and change; title: Tripping down the aisle : churchgoing, culture and contemporary eucharistic practice; title: pt. 2. Church : the nature of the body. Fresh expressions : a critique of consumerism; title: Alternative perspectives : can there be 'liberal' church growth?; title: Organic church growth : some possibilties; title: pt. 3. Ministry : practising theology. Herding cats? : leading the Church (of England) in a new age; title: Sacred sagacity : the dynamics of formation; title: Feeling for the church : emotion and anger in ecclesial polity; title: Conclusion: Shaping the church.