{"product_id":"bishops-a-concise-study-paperback","title":"Bishops: A Concise Study - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Davie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishops Past, Present and Future (Gilead Books 2022) is the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emost comprehensive and up-to-date Anglican study of episcopacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproduced in recent times. Drawing on primary sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the New Testament to the present day, it provides detailed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanswers to three key questions: 'Why should the Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof England have bishops?' 'What is the proper role of bishops?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand 'How should bishops respond to the challenges facing the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurch of England and the Church in the West in general?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishops Past, Present and Future - A Concise Study summarises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe key points of the argument of this major study. It is designed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto meet the needs of those who would like to know the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanswers to the three questions about bishops noted above, but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho would balk at tackling the 800+ pages of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise study is published in the hope that will help many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the Church of England, both ordained and lay to think in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea more informed fashion about how bishops should respond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the challenges facing the Church of England at this critical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epoint in its history as it considers how to move forward following\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe publication of the Living in Love and Faith material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732531056703,"sku":"9781906327774","price":11.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/00aca254e20682248a21ab4dfe4c233c.webp?v=1765132836","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/bishops-a-concise-study-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}