Great variety of views from those who seem to have more faith in the Book of Common Prayer than in God, to those insisting that their devotion is to the bible (but that's just about compatible with Anglicanism). There is a common enthusiasm for beauty of the music and services, most memorably described by the conductor Stephen Layton. Contributors are scientists, journalists, thriller writers, sceptics and evangelists. A few are ordained, several are women, and they cover all the varieties of Anglicanism that exist. The book is nicely finished with an essay by the journalist Edward Lucas which caricatures all the different strands of the church but then emphasises its importance both in the UK and abroad.… (altro)
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The book is nicely finished with an essay by the journalist Edward Lucas which caricatures all the different strands of the church but then emphasises its importance both in the UK and abroad.… (altro)