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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY JOHN HUNT
PUBLISHING HOUSE.
THE ORIGINAL VERSION AVAILABLE NOW TO
ORDER FROM
PAM DAVIDSON 01322 525678
Smuggling bibles into eastern Europe
Living with the poor of Calcutta`s slums
Being arrested during Gulf war protests
Developing a quarter million pound church building…
The Reverend Jonathan Blake`s life had already been unusual.
Then in 1994 he launched a form of ministry pioneering in Britain, working as what ` The Independent ` called the country's first freelance vicar. Ever since that first newspaper interest, his work has featured regularly on television and radio and in the press.
In this book Jonathan rights to warn ordinary people of the dangers which may face them if they become involved in that seemingly beneficial-or at least harmless-institution, their local church. He presents a refreshing and exciting approach to faith, one which is of use to us all.
His writing poses a great challenge to denominational Christianity: stop protecting your organisation, and start practising the love which is at the heart of faith.
This is a book for all who seek a practical faith which relates to the everyday world.
IF YOU WANT TO READ THE BOOK CLICK HERE
THERE ARE FIVE PARTS TO THE BOOK
PART ONE: IS A FAIRLY SAVAGE CRITIQUE OF THE CHURCH CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO BEGIN AT THE
BEGINNING
PART TWO: OFFERS A FRESH AND INTRIGUING APPROACH TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO START AT PART TWO, WHICH THEN BEGINS A THIRD WAY DOWN THE PAGE.
PART THREE: IS MY PERSONAL STORY UP UNTIL I BEGAN MY NEW MINISTRY IN 1994. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO START AT PART THREE, WHICH THEN BEGINS A THIRD WAY DOWN THE PAGE.
PART FOUR DESCRIBES MY NEW WORK AND MINISTRY FROM 1994 UNTIL THE PUBLISHING OF THE BOOK IN 1999. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO START AT PART FOUR, WHICH THEN BEGINS A THIRD WAY DOWN THE PAGE.
PART FIVE DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENTS IN MY MINISTRY AND IN THE FOUNDING OF SICM, MY CONSECRATION AS A BISHOP, AND THE FOUNDING OF THE OPEN EPSISCOPAL CHURCH. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO START AT PART FIVE, WHICH THEN BEGINS A THIRD WAY DOWN THE PAGE.
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