Rural Theology, Volume 21, Issue 2 (2023)

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Editorial

Editorial
Editorial
Leslie J. Francis
Page: 83
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Building a Relational Culture and Empirical Theology: Exploring the Impact of Congregational Bonding Social Capital on Perceived Faith Development and Perceived Church Growth
Leslie J. Francis, David W. Lankshear & Ursula McKenna
Pages: 84-94
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Prioritising a Sense of Belonging Within the Rural Nexus: An Empirical Study of Five Rural Church Primary Schools
Ann Casson, Mary Woolley, Sabina Hulbert & Robert A. Bowie
Pages: 95-108
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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A Personal Trinity: The Christian Poetry of Andrew Young
Peter Hollindale
Pages: 109-121
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Exploring the Psychological Type Profile of Rural Anglican Congregations Nurtured in the Catholic Tradition: A Pilot Study in Wales
Richard Vroom & Leslie J. Francis
Pages: 122-130
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Review Article

Review Article
Research in Rural Ministry from Across the Pond
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 131-136
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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From a Rural Poet

Theotokos: Reflections of Labour
S. Anne Lawson
Pages: 137-138
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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From a Parish Pulpit

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Easter Day 2023
Neville J. Emslie
Pages: 139-141
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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From a Cathedral Pulpit

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Easter Day 2023
John Holdsworth
Pages: 142-144
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Ordination Service 2023
Susan H. Jones
Pages: 145-147
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Book Reviews

Book Review
The print of the nails: the Church Times Holy Week and Easter collection
edited by Hugh Hillyard-Parker, Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2022, pp. 245, £18.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-78622-424-8
James M. M. Francis
Pages: 148-149
Published online: 07 Sep 2022
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Pilgrim spirituality: defining pilgrimage again for the first time
by Rodney Aist, Eugene, OR, Cascade Books, 2022. pp. xi+267, £27.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-66670-943-8
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 149-150
Published online: 07 Sep 2022
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How village churches thrive: a practical guide
by R. Atwell, G. Ambrose, and H. Bent, London, Church House Publishing, 2022. pp. vi + 186, £9.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-78140-2-191
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 150-151
Published online: 07 Sep 2022
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Abba Amma: improvisations on the Lord’s Prayer
by Nicola Slee, Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2022, pp. xii + 219, £14.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-78622-321-0
Bridget Nichols
Pages: 151-152
Published online: 07 Sep 2022
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Salvation not purchased: overcoming the ransom idea to rediscover the original gospel teaching
by Stephen Finlan, Eugene, OR, Wipf & Stock, 2020, pp. xiv + 90, £13.20 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-7252-5582-1
Jeff Astley
Pages: 153-154
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Book Review
Christ in the Book of Revelation
by Ian Boxall (Biblical Studies Series Catholic Biblical Association), Mahwah, NJ, 2021, Paulist Press. pp. 112, £14.55 (pbk), ISBN 978-0-80915-455-5
James M. M. Francis
Pages: 154-155
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Voices long silenced: women biblical interpreters through the centuries
by Joy A. Schroeder, and Marion Ann Taylor, Louisville, KY, Westminster John Knox Press, 2022, pp. 355, £29.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-06642-651-X
James M. M. Francis
Pages: 155-156
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Book Review
Pelagius Commentaries on the Thirteen Epistles of Paul with the Libellus Fidei
introduced and translated by Thomas P. Scheck, Ancient Christian Writers, vol. 76, New York, The Newman Press, 2022, pp. 451, £99.04 (hbk), ISBN 978-0-80910-659-2
James M. M. Francis
Pages: 156-157
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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How Christians grow: spiritual transformation for life
by Andrew James Price, Eugene, OR, WIPF & Stock, 2022, pp. xiii + 65, £14.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-66673-844-5
Malcolm Grundy
Page: 157
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Book Review
Beyond the pandemic: spiritual and ecological challenges
by Diarmuid O’Murchu, Maryknoll, NY, Orbis Books, 2022, pp. xv + 184, Paperback ISBN 978-1-62698-495-0
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 158-159
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Political formation: being formed by the spirit in Church and world
by Jenny Leith, London, SCM Press, 2023, pp. viii + 245, £30.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-0-33406-303-2
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 159-161
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Waking up to God: rediscovering faith in post-pandemic times
by Neil G. Richardson, London, Sacristy Press, 2022, pp. xvi + 154, £14.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-78959-237-5
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 161-162
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Unknowing God: toward a post-abusive theology
by Nicholas Peter Harvey and Linda Woodhead, Eugene, OR, Cascade Books, 2022, pp. ix + 150, £15.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-66671-033-5
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 162-163
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Relational Christianity: a remarkable vision of God
by Wesley M. Pinkham and Jeremiah Gruenberg, Eugene, OR, WIPF & Stock, 2022, pp. xxii+279, £31.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-66673-175-0
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 163-165
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Birthpangs and blessings: a commentary on the Book of Genesis
(2nd ed.), by Clare Amos, Durham, Sacristy Press, 2022, pp. 370, £19.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-789859-194-1
John Holdsworth
Pages: 165-166
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Between heaven and earth: new explorations of great biblical texts
by Gerhard Lohfink, Collegeville, MN, Liturgical Press, 2022, pp. 350, £31.99 (hbk), ISBN 978-9-81466-732-3
John Holdsworth
Pages: 167-168
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Simple psalter for solemnities, feasts, and other celebrations
by J. Michael Joncas, Collegeville, MN, Liturgical Press, 2022, pp. 151, £19.99 (spiral bound), ISBN 978-0-81466-785-9
John Holdsworth
Pages: 168-169
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Here I am: reflections on the ordained life
by Richard Giles, London, Canterbury Press, 2022, pp. 100, £9.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-76822-478-1
John Holdsworth
Pages: 169-170
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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Book Review
A Pentecostal commentary on the Pastoral Epistles
by William K. Kay and John R. L. Moxon, Eugene, OR, Wipf & Stock, 2022, xix + 273 pp., £31.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-5326-4543-3
John Holdsworth
Pages: 170-172
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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How to eat bread
by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2021, pp. 164, £12.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-52936-447-7
Francis Loftus
Pages: 172-173
Published online: 15 Nov 2023
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