Public Life and the Place of the Church: Reflections to Honour the Bishop of OxfordRichard Harries, Michael W. Brierley Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 M01 1 - 236 pages 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 on 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. |
Contents
James Woodward | 5 |
Richard Harries and the Issues of Our Time | 23 |
Only Connect | 37 |
Arms and Justice | 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 |
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