SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHR

In this text, David Runcorn talks openly and honestly about the real problems experienced in life. Runcorn looks at the implications of free will, its excitements and its burdens. He also faces head-on tough questions of desire, of feeling overwhelmed, of feeling far from God.

The Christian Belief for Everyone series comprises five guides to the basic ideas of the Christian faith. The first volume, Faith and the Creeds, concentrates on the nature of faith and the history and relevance of the Creeds, in a reflection on what we really mean when we say 'I believe'.

Includes charges to ordination candidates, with an emphasis on the intellectual and devotional life of the minister in a self-sufficient world. This book contains chapters that reflect on the ministry of the laity, the theology of priesthood and the roles of bishop and presbyter in the context of the practical meaning of divine vocation.

First published in 1931. Aulen identifies three main types of Atonement theories: the 'classic' view commonly known as 'Ransom Theory'; the 'Latin' or 'objective' view, commonly known as 'Satisfaction' or 'Penal Substitution Theory', and the 'subjective' view, often known as the 'Moral Influence' theory.

By interviewing those who have left churches but who are still pursuing a journey of faith, this text discovers that most of the church leavers had been in their churches for over 15 years. It outlines how churches can help leavers and suggests a conversion between post-church groups and churches.

Focusing on real-life situations, including many case studies, this handbook offers guidance to: the responsibilities of a churchwarden; how to become a churchwarden; working with the minister; the duties of a churchwarden through the year; what a churchwarden should know; what a churchwarden should ask; and, what to do when problems arise.

David Adam believes that the way to get the most out of worship on Sundays is to pray regularly on weekdays. To help us in this duty and joy of preparation, he offers prayers that link with the readings for each Sunday and great festival of the Christian Year. The prayers employ a Celtic emphasis and style.

Collective worship has been a contentious issue ever since it was first made compulsory in the 1944 Education Act. Richard Cheetham explores the historical background and goes on to discuss the educational, theological, sociological and philosophical issues that underlie current practice.