Seven Sacred Spaces by George Lings

Seven Sacred Spaces by George Lings

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Too often ‘church’ is reduced to corporate worship, impoverishing discipleship, community and mission. George Lings explores seven characteristic elements to Christian community, which together express a richer way to live.

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Seven Sacred Spaces by George Lings

Too often people’s understanding of and engagement with ‘church’ is reduced to corporate worship, when it is so much more. George Lings identifies seven characteristic elements in Christian communities through the ages, which when held in balance enable a richer expression of discipleship, mission and community. In the monastic tradition these elements have distinctive locations: cell (being alone with God), chapel (corporate public worship), chapter (making decisions), cloister (planned and surprising meetings), garden (the place of work), refectory (food and hospitality) and scriptorium (study and passing on knowledge). Through this lens George Lings explores how these seven elements relate to our individual and communal walk with God, hold good for church and family life, and appear in wider society.
Canon Dr George Lings has been a banker, student, vicar, writer, mentor and researcher. From 1997 to 2017 he led Church Army's Research Unit specialising in fresh expressions of church and gaining a PhD. In 2017 he was awarded the Canterbury Cross for outstanding service to the Church of England. He now serves as a companion of Northumbria Community, vice-president of The Bible Reading Fellowship and consultant to a number of individuals and dioceses.
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ISBN 13 9780857469342
ISBN 10 0857469347
Titre Seven Sacred Spaces
Auteur George Lings
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship)
Année de publication 2020-09-18
Nombre de pages 232
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