Bearing Witness in Hope: Christian Engagement in Challenging Times

- Offers an alternative perspective on Anglicanism, in response to the more negative assessments from elsewhere- Uses the theme of ‘crisis’ as a lens for evaluating the vocation of the Church in our time.- Contributions across a host of disciplines from some of the leading thinkers in the church. Has the Church lost sight of her original vocation of living out her mission by serving the world? There is a prevailing ecclesiology of fatalism which suggests that it has, and that there is nothing to do be done about. This book argues however, that the church still has a role in bearing witness fruitfully and creatively even within a context of crisis. Leading thinkers offer theoretical, contextual and practical responses to encourage a renewed love for the church and renewed energy to bear witness appropriately and creatively.Chapters include: Richard Bauckham – on New Testament perspectives on a church in crisisAlister McGrath – challenging the narrative of declineRev Dr Carlton Turner – on BAME Presence and the Witness of Diversity and InclusionDr Susie Snyder – on attending to those on the margins