Rural Theology, Volume 21, Issue 1 (2023)

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Editorial

Editorial
Editorial
Leslie J. Francis
Page: 1
Published online: 23 Apr 2023
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Seeking Signs of Dormant Catholicity in Rural Anglican Parishes: An Enquiry Among Churchgoers in Wales
Richard A. Vroom
Pages: 2-13
Published online: 16 Mar 2023
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Psychographic Segmentation of Individuals Interested in Celtic Christianity: Developing a Celtic Christianity Type Scale
Gillian L. Hall & Douglas S. Hall
Pages: 14-27
Published online: 06 Oct 2022
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Through the Eyes of Retired Clergy: The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Future for the Church of England
Ursula McKenna, Tony Neal & Leslie J. Francis
Pages: 28-39
Published online: 15 Mar 2023
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Revising the Marks of the Fragile Rural Church
S. Anne Lawson
Pages: 40-51
Published online: 23 Apr 2023
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From a Rural Poet

Poetry
Sunday at Llanedwen: An Elegy
Peter Hollindale
Pages: 52-53
Published online: 15 Mar 2023
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From a Rural Pulpit

Disciples of John the Baptist
John Holdsworth
Pages: 54-56
Published online: 15 Mar 2023
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The Drive into the Wilderness
Jeff Astley
Pages: 57-59
Published online: 15 Mar 2023
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Praying for the earth: remembering the environment in our prayers of intercession
by Rob Kelsey, Durham, Sacristy Press, 2021, pp. iii + 77, £8.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-78959-135-4
Susan H. Jones
Page: 60
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
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Edward King: teacher, pastor, bishop, saint
by Michael Marshall, Leominster, Gracewing, 2021, pp. xiii + 565, £35.00 (hbk), ISBN 978-1-7812-970-7
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 61-62
Published online: 07 Sep 2022
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Edgewise? Experiences of some Anglican lay women
edited by Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild, London, DLT, 2021, pp. 160, £12.99, ISBN 978-1-913657-26-0
Bridget Nichols
Pages: 62-63
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
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God will be all in all: theology through the lens of incarnation
by Anna Case-Winters, Louisville, KY, Westminster John Knox Press, 2021, pp. viii + 220, £18.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-0-66426-702-5
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 63-64
Published online: 18 Aug 2022
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Fuzzy Church: gospel and culture in the North of England
by Nigel Rooms and Elli Wort, Durham, Sacristy Press, 2021, pp. ix + 143, £16.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-78959-167-5
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 64-65
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
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Losing ground: reading Ruth in the Pacific
by Jione Havea, London, SCM Press, 2021, pp. xiv + 280, £25.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-0-33405-983-7
John Holdsworth
Pages: 65-66
Published online: 30 Aug 2022
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Tear down these walls: following Jesus into deeper unity
by John H. Armstrong, Eugene, OR, Cascade Books, 2021, pp. viii+206, £17.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-72529-980-7
Malcolm Grundy
Page: 67
Published online: 30 Aug 2022
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And did those feet: the story and character of the English Church AD 200–2020
by Patrick Whitworth, Durham, Sacristy Press, 2021, pp. viii + 653, £40.00 (hbk), ISBN 978-1-78959-152-1
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 68-69
Published online: 08 Mar 2022
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Love: work. Reflections and prayers for a world at work
by Phil Jump and John Weaver, London, DLT, 2021, pp. 224, £12.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-91365-736-9
James M. M. Francis
Page: 69
Published online: 30 Aug 2022
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Enjoying the Bible: literary approaches to loving the scriptures
by Matthew Mullins, Grand Rapids, MI, Baker Academic, 2021, pp. xvii  +  203, £13.59 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-5409-6166-2
Bridget Nichols
Pages: 69-70
Published online: 14 Mar 2022
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Book Review
The power of reconciliation
by Justin Welby, London, Bloomsbury Continuum, 2022, pp. 296, £17.99 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-39940-297-2
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 71-72
Published online: 30 Aug 2022
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Book Review
Using vintage hymns in worship: hidden treasures rediscovered for today’s Church
by Gillian R. Warson, Durham, Sacristy Press, 2021, pp. 100, £9.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-78959-164-4
Bridget Nichols
Pages: 72-73
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
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Let us dream: the path to a better future, Pope Francis in conversation with Austen Ivereigh
London, Simon & Schuster, 2020, pp. 149, £7.99 (hbk), ISBN 978-1-3985-0220-8
Susan H. Jones
Pages: 73-75
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
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Advanced missiology: how to study missions in credible and useful ways
by Kenneth Nehrbass, Eugene, OR, Cascade Books, 2021, pp. 332, £29.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-7252-7222-4
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 75-76
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
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Everyday connections: reflections and prayers for Year C
edited by Heidi Haverkamp, Louisville, Kentucky, John Knox Press, 2021, pp. 581, £30.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-0-66426-765-0.
James M. M. Francis
Pages: 76-77
Published online: 07 Sep 2022
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The Sunday Gospels for Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter: with commentary and guidance for Lectio Divina
by Adrian Graffy, London, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2020, pp. 144, £14.99 (hbk), ISBN 978-0-232-53467-4
Leslie J. Francis
Page: 77
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
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In the shadow of the pandemic
by Mervyn Wilson, Norwich, Sforzinda Books, 2022, pp. 44., £5.00 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-916-90622-8
Leslie J. Francis
Page: 78
Published online: 12 Sep 2022
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Book Review
The humble Church: renewing the body of Christ
by Martyn Percy, Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2021, pp. xiii  +  205, £14.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-7682-2315-9
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 78-79
Published online: 08 Mar 2022
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Practicing the kingdom: essays on hospitality, community, and friendship in honour of Christine D. Pohl
edited by Justin Bronson Barringer and Maria Russell Kenney, Eugene, OR, Cascade Books, pp. xi + 236, 2021. (pbk), ISBN 978-1-49821-801-6
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 79-80
Published online: 07 Sep 2022
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Leadership, God’s agency, and disruptions: confronting modernity’s wager
by Mark Lau Branston and Alan J. Roxburgh, Eugene, OR, Cascade Books, 2021, pp. xi + 225, £16.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-7252-7174-6
Malcolm Grundy
Pages: 80-81
Published online: 08 Mar 2022
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