LEADER 02456nam 2200589 450 001 9910461306203321 005 20211005222912.0 010 $a1-283-20550-5 010 $a9786613205506 010 $a1-4411-3466-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106337 035 $a(EBL)742342 035 $a(OCoLC)741687245 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000525002 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11343580 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525002 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10487919 035 $a(PQKB)10606035 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309652 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3003141 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742342 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3003141 035 $a(OCoLC)928191584 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106337 100 $a20180319h20082008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPraying for England $epriestly presence in contemporary culture /$fedited by Sam Wells and Sarah Coakley 210 1$aLondon, [England] :$cContinuum,$d2008. 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (206 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-567-03230-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction: Prayer, Place and the Poor; 1 Representation; 2 Glory; 3 Imagination; 4 Presence; 5 Attention; 6 Honesty; 7 Debate; Epilogue; Four Poems; A Note on the Littlemore Conference; List of Contributors; Index 330 $aPraying for England reflects on the role of Christian priesthood in contemporary culture, and comes up with some surprising and timely insights about its efficacy and importance. There are ritual and representative functions of the priest, it argues, which remain spiritually and socially vital, even - perhaps especially - in a society which ostensibly ignores the Church, or appears so pluralistic as to lack any religious cohesion. The priestly role as mediator before God of society's deepest pains, losses, joys and irresolvable anxieties is here reimagined, and brought freshly to life though m 606 $aAnglican Communion$zEngland 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAnglican Communion 676 $a283.143 702 $aWells$b Sam 702 $aCoakley$b Sarah 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461306203321 996 $aPraying for England$92485579 997 $aUNINA