The Vowed Life, 9781786221896
Paperback
The Vowed Life reflects on a paradox in the Church today. Vows are simultaneously alluring and unappealing: lay memberships of religious orders have escalated, yet few traditional communities have attracted younger members. The Vowed Life explores why this has come to be, and how the Church urgently…

The Vowed Life

the promise and demand of baptism

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 2022

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Summary

The Vowed Life reflects on a paradox in the Church today: one that represents an important challenge to its mission and witness. Vows continue to be made sacramentally in the Church, yet there remains a great longing for a vowed life which would be truly transforming and life-giving.Vows are simultaneously alluring and unappealing: lay memberships of religious orders have escalated, yet very few traditional religious communities have attracted younger members due to their more demanding lifel…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781786221896
ISBN-10:1786221896
Author:Matthew Bullimore, Sarah Coakley
Publisher:Canterbury Press Norwich
Imprint:Canterbury Press Norwich
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:30 November 2022
Weight:234g
Dimensions:216mm x 135mm
About The Author

Matthew Bullimore

Matthew Bullimore is Assistant Editor for Crucible and has taught Christian doctrine for a number of years. Sarah Coakley is the former Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.

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