If You Meet George Herbert on the Road, Kill Him: Radically Re-Thinking Priestly Ministry

by Justin Lewis-Anthony

Priestly ministry in the Church of England needs a radical rethink...

George Herbert died in 1633. His legacy continues. His poems are read and sung, and his parish ministry remains the model for the Church of England's understanding of how and where and why its priests should minister. But there is a problem. The memory of Herbert celebrated by the Church is an inaccurate one, and, in its inaccuracy, is unfair on Herbert himself and his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906286175
• ISBN13: 9781906286170
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Mowbray
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"