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To mark the 50th anniversary in 2012 of the rebuilding of Coventry
Cathedral after its destruction by incendiary bombs in November
1940, this lavishly illustrated volume celebrates a unique church
with a unique mission. The decision to rebuild the Cathedral was
taken the morning after the bombing - not as an act of defiance,
but one of faith, trust and hope for the future of the world.
Reconciling People tells the story of every aspect the Cathedral's
life: its architecture in war and in peace, its theology, worship
and spirituality, music and the arts, its mission and ministry, its
place in the life of the city, the Cathedral as a place of
reconciliation, its people over the decades and its life today.
Co-published with the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, this
celebratory volume is a record of a how a 900-year old cathedral
rose from the ashes of violent destruction to become a symbol of
reconciliation and to develop a unique mission among Britain's
churches.
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