Public Life and the Place of the Church
Subtitle: Reflections to Honour the Bishop of Oxford
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781351151047
Subjects: Church and social problems; Church of England; Église et problèmes sociaux
Description: "The work of Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006, has been highly distinctive for the consistency of its engagement with contemporary society. It represents a model of the Church which is outward-looking, a Church which is as ready to learn from others as it is to offer its own wisdom and resources. This book reflects on Richard Harries' ministry in the 'borderlands' of society and Church, and engages deeply with the nature of modern society and the place of the Church within it. Taking Richard Harries' contributions as their inspiration, key figures, each of them major commentators on areas of pressing contemporary concern, probe the important questions which people are asking about a range of social issues. Arms and violence, the role of the media in public life, spirituality, multifaith Britain, sex, capitalism, the second chamber, and medical ethics are all discussed, building up a serious debate on the kind of society in which we live and making suggestive comments about the part which the Church might play. Contributors: Sabina Alkire, Michael Bourke, Melvyn Bragg, John Drury, Claire Foster, Jonathan Gorsky, Anthony Howard, Douglas Hurd, Eric James, Julia Neuberger, Edmund Newell, Christopher Rowland, Jane Shaw, Margaret Shepherd, Roger Wagner, Keith Ward, Rowan Williams, Shirley Williams and James Woodward."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Part, One Introduction --; title: chapter 1 Richard: The Person and the Bishop 1  -- James Woodward; title: chapter 2 Richard Harries and the Issues of Our Time  -- Julia Neuberger; title: chapter 3 Only Connect: A Sermon for the Consecration of the Reverend Richard Harries as Bishop of Oxford -- St Paul's Cathedral, Ascension Day, 28 May 1987 1  -- Eric James; title: part, Two Engaging with Issues --; title: chapter 4 Arms and Justice  -- Christopher Rowland; title: chapter 5 The Media and the Church  -- Melvyn Bragg; title: chapter 6 Contemporary Spirituality and Christian Doctrine  -- Keith Ward; title: chapter 7 Multicultural Britain and Interfaith Dialogue  -- Margaret Shepherd Jonathan Gorsky; title: chapter 8 Sex and the Church of England  -- Jane Shaw; title: chapter 9 Capitalism and the Gospel for the Rich  -- Edmund Newell Sabina Alkire; title: chapter 10 Art and Faith  -- Roger Wagner; title: chapter 11 Poetry and Truth  -- John Drury; title: chapter 12 The House of Lords and Religion  -- Douglas Hurd; title: chapter 13 Christian Medical Ethics  -- Claire Foster; title: part, Three Public Life and the Place of the Church --; title: chapter 14 A Dialogue  -- Shirley Williams Michael Bourke Anthony Howard; title: chapter 15 The Health of the Spirit -- Rowan Williams.