Generous Ecclesiology seeks to present a positive theological response to the issues raised by Mission-Shaped Church and For the Parish. The former reminds us that the church is to engage in creative and imaginative ways with our missionary calling. The latter affirms the place of inherited patterns and structures which cannot simply be discarded.

Engaging with contemporary Anglican theology of the Eucharist through the concept of anamnesis, this book seeks to enrich the Church's understanding of transformation and mission. Eucharistic theology finds its place in the midst of much contemporary Anglican theology but little attention has been given to the interrelationship between mission and the Eucharist. Julie Gittoes engages with the work of David Ford, Rowan Williams and Catherine Pickstock who share a common concern to engage wi...

You are my sunshine is the story of a journey. It tells of the experiences and developing relationship between a young mother and her health visitor. Shirley was pregnant and suffered the tragic death of her daughter through stillbirth. However this journey was not to end there. Rosemary was that medical professional who went the extra mile to secure the mental well-being and future for Shirley and her family. This book is an emotional recall of events and feelings, which will touch the he...

‘Kathleen the Waif’, as she had become known was revered throughout Britain as the instigating inspiration for one of the World’s largest Charities. ‘White Angel’ caring for the poor. Was she a Saint or a sinner? --- A prostitute or prude? The clues are in these pages, it’s up to the reader to decide. She fled her childhood home at the age of sixteen after an attempted rape by her father. She prostituted herself for six months simply to survive. Her Father was charged with murder and suspe...

A progressive argument for repealing the Human Rights Act. Contrary to contemporary panic around human rights repeal, Human Rights - Illusory Freedom puts a progressive case against the Human Rights Act. It describes how human rights arose as a new language for western governments following the collapse in their collective authority in the aftermath of World War 2 and shows how the UK Human Rights Act has presided over a catastrophic loss of freedom, which continued a process which began w...

Today it is often said that we live in a 'rape culture'. Panicked headlines tell us that rape is on the increase and that the police are failing to deal with it. Our courts are said to be incapable of delivering justice in rape cases, with the rate of convictions remaining consistently low. Sexism and misogyny in wider society have created a culture in which rape is pervasive, under-reported and often ignored by an uncaring public. But these claims are built on myths and misunderstandings....

This innovative study examines and analyses the wealth of evidence provided by the monumental effigies of Yorkshire, from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, including some of very high sculptural merit. More than 200 examples survive from the historic county in varying states of preservation. Together, they present a picture of the people able to afford them, at a time when the county was frequently at the forefront of national politics and administration, during the Scottish wars.

The Edwardian era (1901-1910) was known as the Golden Age and a time of new inventions and machinery. It was during this short period that the first cars, aeroplanes and the telephone were introduced into society.In this book, we have nostalgic examples of social history depicted on postcards: gold miners in the Forest of Dean, Rose with her 'rag and bones' horse-drawn cart, a lady chimney sweep pushing her brushes, and various images, including harvesting, rural crafts and transpo...

Da una coproduzione fra il Mozart Opern Institut , l'Università Mozarteum di Salisburgo e la Scuola di Musica di Fiesole Fondazione O.N.L.U.S. è nata la rappresentazione fiesolana de La clemenza di Tito , dramma serio per musica in due atti di Caterino Mazzolà, con musica di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Questo lavoro, l'ultimo infatti nella produzione operistica di Mozart, se si esclude il Flauto Magico, propriamente un Singspiel, tratta dell'Imperatore romano Tito Flavio Vespasiano (39-81 d.C...

This book provides an introduction to current work and new directions in the study of medieval liturgy. It focuses primarily on so-called occasional rituals such as burial, church consecration, exorcism and excommunication rather than on the Mass and Office. Recent research on such rites challenges many established ideas, especially about the extent to which they differed from place to place and over time, and how the surviving evidence should be interpreted. These essays are designed to o...

Il progetto"L'Etruria fortunata" è il primo risultato di una cooperazione in corso tra enti di paesi diversi e con differenti nature istituzionali, per la creazione di un virtuoso circuito storico-musicale che, partendo dallo studio della documentazione, arrivi all'esecuzione e, come in questo caso, alla pubblicazione facsimile del manoscritto. Quattro istituzioni, la Scuola di Musica di Fiesole Fondazione Onlus assieme alla sua biblioteca, l'Università Mozarteum di Salisburgo, il Centro R...

Indirizzo di saluto Nell'ultimo decennio il Museo Nazionale del Bargello è diventato un luogo della musica, soprattutto nelle sere d'estate. Un luogo magico non solo per l'acustica perfetta del suo splendido cortile ma anche per l'aura raccolta e al tempo stesso incomparabilmente suggestiva del vasto chiostro gotico, popolato di opere d'arte e all'apparenza inaccessibile per le altissime mura, e che suscita nel pubblico la sensazione di esser fuori dal tempo: lo stato d'animo più propizio ...