Stephen Pickard is an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulbourn and was formerly Director of the Oxford Centre for Ecclesiology and Practical Theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon.
Stephen Pickard combines that rare gift of being able to write
about the church, mission, culture and theology with wisdom,
insight and profound depth, and all rooted in his own pastoral and
ministerial experiences. He is without doubt one of the most
exciting theologians of our generation, and this, his latest book,
is a rich and illuminating study that is set to become essential
reading for all who seeking to understand the forces shaping
ecclesial life and Christian discipleship in contemporary culture.
Seeking the Church is a major book on the nature of the church for
our time, and by one of our wisest and most creative scholars.
*Martyn Percy*
This book is a Vade Mecum for a journey into the Church and into
the social heart of God. Stephen’s pilgrim’s ecclesiology derives
its energy from worship, word, sacrament, service and witness.
Reviewing other earlier ecclesial patterns, Stephen fashions a
guide for a travelling church, shaped by practices instead of
simply relying on models. The bond of all is Christ but this bond
releases the Christian community to be a transforming society
rooted in the mystery of the faith and powered by the dynamic of
grace. It offers a refreshing Church in every sense.
*Stephen Platten*
Through a critical engagement with a long theological tradition of
reflection on the nature of the Church, Stephen Pickard offers us a
dynamic 'pilgrim ecclesiology'. The search for God is necessarily
undertaken through a shared human journey across the world's rocky
terrain. The Church is made visible in those myriad moments and
places in which God's people confess together that they have been
sought and found by Christ. This book will be an invaluable
resource for clergy, teachers and students who wish to learn about
the nature of the Church and its place in the world.
*Simon Oliver*
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