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How the Church of England Lost the English People
That Was The Church That Was
How the Church of England Lost the English People
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The unexpectedly entertaining story of how the Church of England lost its place at the centre of English public life - now updated with new material by the authors including comments on the book's controversial first publication.
The Church of England still seemed an essential part of Englishness, and even of the British state, when Mrs Thatcher was elected in 1979. The decades which followed saw a seismic shift in the foundations of the C of E, leading to the loss of more than half its members and much of its influence. In England today 'religion' has become a toxic brand, and Anglicanism something done by other people. How did this happen? Is there any way back?
This 'relentlessly honest' and surprisingly entertaining book tells the dramatic and contentious story of the disappearance of the Church of England from the centre of public life. The authors – religious correspondent Andrew Brown and academic Linda Woodhead – watched this closely, one from the inside and one from the outside. That Was the Church, That Was shows what happened and explains why.
Table of Contents
2 Cuddesdon: where the mild things are
3 Gays and evangelicals
4 A brief theory of religious decline
5 The trouble with women
6 Carey and managerial voodoo
7 Charismatic signs and wonders
8 Dreams of a global church
9 The Rowan vaccum
10 Where England Went
11 The inheritors
Coda
Notes
Index
Product details
| Published | 19 Oct 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781472951984 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Continuum |
| Illustrations | No illustrations |
| Dimensions | 216 x 135 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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