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Gratitude and Grace: The Writings of Michael Mayne

by Joel W. Huffstetler, 2009

Salisbury was fortunate in that one of the finest writers in the Church of England lived here for the last ten years of his life. Previously Michael Mayne was Dean of Westminster Abbey for ten years where he was an insightful pastor, preacher and writer. For those who do not know his work Joel Huffstetler has provided an ideal introduction to Mayne’s five major works in Gratitude and Grace: The Writings of Michael Mayne.

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Published in the February 2010 issue of the Sarum Link. To order a copy of Gratitude and Grace at the special price of £9.99 (rrp £11.95) and post free, call Sarum College Bookshop on 01722 326899 or email bookshop@sarum.ac.uk, quoting the ‘Sarum Link’ before February 28th, 2010.

Re-Enchanting Christianity: Faith in an Emerging Culture

by Dave Tomlinson, SCM Canterbury Press, 2008

It is surely a great irony to realise that many people who stand outside the church believe that we believe things that we don’t believe. Theo Hobson in the Guardian asserts, “We demand a new way of proclaiming Jesus Christ, one that feels authentic, contemporary.”

Here in rural Dorset, longing to speak with those on the threshold of faith – especially young adults who were baptised but mostly not confirmed yet come to the church for weddings and baptisms - I was thoroughly pleased to find Dave Tomlinson’s book Re-enchanting Christianity – faith in an emerging culture. “Re-enchantment is …finding a realistic faith that reconciles heart and head, that offers a positive, engaging spirituality, that is unafraid of grappling honestly with even the most difficult questions.”

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