Last Rites: The End of the Church of England
点此进入淘宝搜索页搜索分類: 图书,进口原版,Religion & Spirituality（宗教与精神生活）,Christianity（基督教）,Protestantism,
品牌: Michael Hampson
基本信息出版社:Granta UK; 1906. (2006年10月1日)平装:208页正文语种:英语ISBN:1862078912条形码:9781862078918商品尺寸:1.3 x 14 x 21 cm商品重量:336 gASIN:1862078912商品描述内容简介Dire Sunday services, shrinking congregations, and financial meltdown are the realities of the contemporary Church of England. In this controversial book, Michael Hampson, who worked as a parish priest for 13 years, examines why the Church of England is in such crisis. He describes a church irreconcilably divided between liberals and evangelicals, shackled by tradition and with little resonance for the laity of modern Britain. He locates the roots of its demise in its history, from the reformation to the ordination of women and beyond. The internal fault lines of the church were exposed in 2003 by the forced resignation of Jeffrey John, the first openly gay man appointed a bishop. Michael Hampson demolishes the damaging arguments against homosexual clergy and movingly describes his own journey to ordination as a gay man within a prejudiced church. In a powerful conclusion, he argues that a radical transformation in both the culture and structure is the one hope for the renewal of the Church of England. This is a fascinating and fiery insider's view of a church that has failed its clergy, its laity, and a nation at large.
媒体推荐'The best book I have ever read about life inside the Church of England. Lucid, passionate and timely. Read it now before the whole thing's gone' Andrew Brown,Church TimesAn explosive demolition job on the Church of England, arguing for its break-upExposes the shocking extent of homophobia in the churchThe crisis in the church permeates all aspects: church buildings, the liturgy, its finances, the morale of the clergyMichael Hampson worked as a parish priest for thirteen yearsChannel 4 documentary under discussion 'A polemic, passionate and well-informed book...extremely readable and informative and it is a wonderful guide to what is currently happening in the Church of England...very moving' Baptist