Dr Anne Richards

Bio:

Anne Richards is the Church of England’s National Adviser for Mission Theology, New Religious Movements and Alternative Spiritualities.  She is the convener of the Mission Theology Advisory Group (MTAG), an ecumenical group of mission academics and practitioners, which resources churches in the areas of spirituality, theology, reconciliation, evangelism and mission. She also looks after matters concerning the ministry of deliverance.

In her role as National Adviser, Anne is a prolific writer and speaker and has produced a large number of mission-focussed books and articles. These include (with MTAG)  The Search for Faith and the Witness of the Church (1996); Presence and Prophecy, (2002); Sense Making Faith (2007) and Unreconciled? (2011). Resources on mission and social action are available at www.dispossessionproject.org and she also manages www.spiritualjourneys.org.uk for spiritual seekers. Anne also regularly writes on rural mission and on child theology, including Through the Eyes of a Child (2009) and Children in the Bible (2013).