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Marginalization (Paperback)
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Marginalization (Paperback)
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Can the urban church survive? Are churches relevant to public life?
These two questions drive John Atherton's thoughtful, sometimes
searing and ultimately optimistic study. In secular Britain and
Western Europe, churches seem increasingly marginalized from the
processes of public discussion, decision-making and policy
formation. That marginalization mirrors their marginalization in
people's lives, which is most acute in parts of the city populated
by those excluded from the main streams of a society's common or
public life. It is John Atherton's genius to bring these two issues
together: the marginalization of churches and of particular groups
in society. Hence, the future of church and its relevance to public
life is to be worked out through active concern and commitment in
places where other people and groups are marginalized. John
Atherton uses a wide range of disciplines to establish this vision,
including political philosophy, economics, feminist ethics and
theology. His aim is to reconnect Christianity to people and public
life by reformulating theology and church (as examples to other
disciplines and institutions facing change). This is a perceptive
study of how the urban church could disappear in a few decades, and
what the options for change are if it embraces a new strategy. This
study draws on John Atherton's forty years of ministry in urban
areas and teaching political philosophy in universities, and has an
unparalleled overview of urban ministry. 'John Atherton brings
together his long experience of ministry in Manchester and his wide
reading. He connects the local and the global, the theological and
the political, examining with passion the "double whammy" of
marginalized churches in marginalized communities. Those engaged in
campaigning for the poor, in responding to globalization in its
many forms, and in seeking the revitalising of the urban church
will all find John Atherton challenging many assumptions and giving
them an even stronger and broader set of convictions to lend power
to their efforts: Peter Selby, Bishop of Worcester 'John Atherton's
new book arises out of disciplined reflection on his own deep
grappling with economic and social issues and the role of the
churches over several decades. This is a rich, honest and realistic
book which examines bravely the challenges of the marginalization
of millions in our global village, of the poor and minority groups
in affluent societies, and of the church and Christian faith in the
West. And Atherton has the courage, in dialogue with the best
contemporary social theory, to point a way forward. This book
deserves to be widely read and discussed. I commend it very warmly:
Duncan B. Forrester, Emeritus Professor of Christian Ethics and
Practical Theology, New College, The University of Edinburgh.
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