Shaping the church
Subtitle: the promise of implicit theology
By: Martyn Percy.
Series: Explorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780754666004; 9780754666059; 9781409408529
Subjects: Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the promise of implicit theology; title: Sacraments : spiritual life; title: Baptism : belief, practice and culture; title: Confirmation and conversion : continuity and change; title: Tripping down the aisle: churchgoing, culture and contemporary eucharistic practice; title: Church : the nature of the body; title: Fresh expressions : a critique of consumerism; title: Liberal churches : a practice for polity; title: Organic church growth : some possibilties; title: Ministry : practising theology; title: 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.