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Church Going Gone - a biography of religion, doubt, and faith (Paperback)
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Church Going Gone - a biography of religion, doubt, and faith (Paperback)
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In this colourful memoir, from 1950's childhood to the COVID
crisis, Brian Mountford describes his life as a priest, which has
spanned a period of immense social change and seen the
secularisation of Britain to the point where 52% of the population
say they have 'no religion'. Opening with a vibrant account of
London in the Sixties, he moves to Cambridge college life in the
Seventies, Suburbia in the Eighties, and thirty years as Vicar of
the 'most visited parish church in England', the University Church,
Oxford. Rich in humour and anecdote, he unpacks his liberal
theological ideas on the way, addressing questions such as God, the
meaning of life, sexual ethics, and the relationship between doubt
and faith. A central idea is that the abandonment of organised
religion has not eradicated spiritual questioning and, following
Philip Larkin's poem Church Going, from which the book takes its
title, people of all ages are forever 'surprising/A hunger in
(themselves) to be more serious.' Both the story and the essay
content will fascinate many, many more people than actually go to
church.
General
Imprint: |
Top Hat Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2021 |
Authors: |
Brian Mountford
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
328 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78904-812-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-78904-812-5 |
Barcode: |
9781789048124 |
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