{"product_id":"9781441137920","title":"Managing Clergy Lives : Obedience, Sacrifice, Intimacy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eManaging Clergy Lives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Nigel Peyton, Caroline Gatrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManaging Clergy Lives\u003c\/i\u003e gives a unique insight into the everyday lives of Church of England parish priests. It examines how men and women priests manage their many and everyday commitments to God, the Church and their personal relationships. In a fast-changing world, \u003ci\u003eManaging Clergy Lives \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the vocational commitment of priests to their ordinal vows remains steadfast. For today's clergy, the ordained life means obedience, sacrifice and a loss of intimacy, embodied in spiritual self-discipline and the ultimate dedication of body and soul to God. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by an Anglican Bishop (Peyton) in Dundee and a Senior Lecturer from Lancaster University (Gatrell), \u003ci\u003eManaging Clergy Lives\u003c\/i\u003e opens a window onto clergy households in terms of personal relationships, spirituality and work-home balance. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with 46 Area\/Rural Deans, it reports their everyday experiences using their own words. The book reveals the stories behind the enduring commitment within the Church and gets behind the scenes in order to understand the staying power of men and women who are 'becoming priests' across a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eManaging Clergy Lives: Obedience, Sacrifice, and Intimacy\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating read...Both of these authors are more than trained to produce such a thought provoking book for ministers like me who are struggling to find our way in the long walk of faith...I found each one of these sections intriguing an caught myself underlining key passages on nearly every page. While reading this book I didn't feel alone anymore, I felt connected with a large community of clergy, just like me who struggle every day with their parish, with their families, with their faith.I hope that \u003ci\u003eManaging Clergy Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading in Anglican seminaries because it provides much food for thought for both the present Church and the future Church as well...Managing Clergy Lives will be a handy resource for the years to come.” —\u003ci\u003eWilliam C. Mills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781441137920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40631261626574,"sku":"9781441137920","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781441137920","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}