Last rites : the end of the Church of England / Michael Hampson
2006, 1st edition. London : Granta. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #388184
ISBN: 1862078912
Physical description; 244 pp.; 22 cm. Contents; 1. Vicarage life -- 2. Hierarchy : from the crown to the curate -- 3. The emergence of the three-party church : from the Reformation to the twentieth century -- 4. The rise of evangelicalism -- 5. The charismatic era : 1960-1983 -- 6. Descent into chaos : 1983-2005 -- 7. The insider's story -- 8. Jeffrey John and the aftermath -- 9. Use and abuse of the Bible -- 10. The coming financial crisis -- 11. A manifesto. Subjects; Hampson, Michael. Church of England Government. Political science. Gay clergy. Homosexuality Religious aspects Church of England.
Price: €14.95