Public Life and the Place of the Church: Reflections to Honour the Bishop of OxfordRichard Harries, Michael W. Brierley Ashgate, 2006 - 236 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
Richard Harries and the Issues of Our Time | 23 |
Only Connect | 37 |
4 | 43 |
The Media and the Church | 57 |
Contemporary Spirituality and Christian Doctrine | 65 |
Multicultural Britain and Interfaith Dialogue | 77 |
Sex and the Church of England | 95 |
Capitalism and the Gospel for the Rich | 113 |
Roger Wagner | 127 |
Poetry and Truth | 137 |
The House of Lords and Religion | 157 |
A Dialogue | 179 |
The Health of the Spirit | 217 |
Index | 233 |
23 | 234 |
Urheberrecht | |
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