Sarah Cawdell (Inklings One, Two , Four and Five) To continue at last, to develop my ideas about the mission of the church in rural England. I write from a different place now, as one employed part time and very short term, as a parish priest. I began thinking about rural mission from the outside, watching the … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Book Review: The Word on the Wind, by Alison Morgan by Sarah Cawdell The Word on the Wind: Alison Morgan pub: Monarch Books 2011 A book about confidence in the gospel is surely going to be much in demand at the present time. The Anglican Communion seems more divided by the day as strange … Continue Reading
Inkling Two: Place and Space in the Rural Church. by Sarah Cawdell (Inklings One, Three , Four and Five) I have been re-reading one of my main theological text books. I have two that are standard reading, and a few others that I refer back to occasionally – Jubilate, and Finding the Church for example. … Continue Reading
Inkling One: The Mission of the Rural Church of England by Sarah Cawdell (Inklings Two, Three , Four and Five) Some years ago, at about the time of the Up and Coming Church roadshows, a theological consultation in the Diocese of Hereford, I began a research project looking at the mission of the rural church. … Continue Reading
The Vestry Busy, anxious, checking, calming Dressing, processing, light bearing Waiting, announcing The aisle Silence as the full church waits The silence deepens, becomes experience of itself Attentive, expectant, delight brimming over, flowing into waiting The nave Candles burn, choir poised, parents proud, daughters excited The story is repeated Hodie Christus natus est … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Book Review of Jonathan Clark, The Republic of Heaven (SPCK, 2008) by Sarah Cawdell Jonathan Clark is chair of affirming Catholicism UK and a member of General Synod. He has been a university chaplain and worked in theological education. He is now a parish priest, Rector of Stoke Newington, Hackney, London. The Republic of … Continue Reading
Time to Pray by the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England Price: £12.99 Fulcrum review by Sarah Cawdell “Time, give me more time,” squeals Bilbo Baggins in desperation as the hungry Gollum desires the answer to a riddle much less than a bite or two of the scared hobbit. And so say all of … Continue Reading
Fulcrum review by Sarah Cawdell of ‘Spiritual Fitness: Christian Character in a Consumer Society’ (London: Continuum, 2006), by Graham Tomlin, Principal of St Paul’s Theological Centre, near Holy Trinity Brompton. Graham Tomlin is principal of St Paul’s Theological Centre, a recent institute, based at St Paul’s Onslow Square and sponsored by Holy Trinity Brompton, London. … Continue Reading
By Luke Bretherton Ashgate Aldershot 2006 – ISBN-10:07546 5372 2 A Fulcrum review by Sarah Cawdell Luke Bretherton is Lecturer in Theology and Ministry at King’s College London. He has previously worked on SEITE a non-residential ecumenical ministry training course, and at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, London. This book is a revision … Continue Reading
Compiled by Geoffrey Rowell, Kenneth Stevenson and Rowan Williams Sarah CawdellSarah Cawdell lives in Shropshire with her husband and three teenage children.