- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (26 Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0826470998
- ISBN-13: 978-0826470997
- Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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- #25 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestant > Church of England
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"This book has, for me, drawn together thoughts of encouragement. " -Father Patrick, Monos magazine
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In February 1984, David Jenkins received an invitation from then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, to become Bishop of Durham. His tenancy of the See was to become one of the most controversial in its history. He hit the headlines as the "unbelieving bishop" after his expositions of the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection. When York Minister burst into flames days after his consecration, his notoriety was assured. Now in retirement, he attempts to explain the man behind the controversy: how he came to his beliefs, and how that continuing and deepening faith in God carried him through the height of the controversies and remains with him today.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A beautiful book - vintage David Jenkins. At the same time it is an illuminating insight into what was going on for him during those turbulent years and an exploration of how Christianity can still work today - even in the face of a Church which can drive one so easily to atheism !
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
David Jenkins provides an honest and accessible introduction, via autobiography, to the developments in the Church which are confining it to a primitive worldview and ensuring its deserved destruction in the West. His analysis is accurate and incisive ; he does not mince his words.
Highly recommended for those who want a greater insight into the menace of fundamentalism.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Read this book alongside the reports about Capitalist Protesters encamped outside St Pauls and other Cathedrals. It is fresh and informative and in my view vindicates a much criticised Episcopate and an outstanding Bishop. You can see where I am coming from.......
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Great exponent of Liberal Anglicanism
This is one of the best and easiest-to-read expositions of Liberal Anglican theology around. As well as giving historical insight to the Bishop's time in Durham, it sets out a... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Barrie Scott
admiration
I grew up knowing a little of the Bishop - mainly from newspapers rather his own work. This book is a very pleasing book, an enjoyable read, and gives the reader insight into the... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Chris
An Idol with feet of clay.
I bought this book out of an admiration for David Jenkins, who, through his rational approach to Christianity, brought me out of the cold and into the church. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2003
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