{"product_id":"the-view-from-the-centre-paperback","title":"The View from the Centre - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Eyeons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trouble with all religion is that the extremists usually have the loudest and clearest voices. Moderates are often disappointingly timid, muddled and vague.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this book argues clearly for a fascinating middle way in Christianity: both between the high-church and the low-church people, and between the traditionalists and the progressives. It shamelessly steals all of their best ideas, while firmly rejecting their errors. It describes a perspective which is shared by many in the middle ground of the Church of England and elsewhere, but which is sadly rarely articulated with clarity and conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book therefore offers a map for understanding today's churches. It shows how to make sense of the historic arguments which divided Protestants and Catholics in the past, and the issues which divide Christians today (including the ordination of women, same-sex marriage, styles of worship and approaches to mission).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a faith which can take the text of the Bible more seriously than most of today's Evangelicals, can enjoy the beauty of traditional Christian worship more fully than most of today's Catholics, and can offer a deeper understanding of God's work in our changing world than most of today's liberals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe view from the centre of Christianity is a fascinating panorama, open to all to understand and enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Revd Dr Keith Eyeons is a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, where he is the Chaplain and Director of Studies in Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion. His previous book, The Theology of Everything, was shortlisted in 2019 for the Michael Ramsey Prize, which celebrates the most promising contemporary theological writing from the global Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47364161667321,"sku":"9781999763145","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dHNuSklvSTRUOExDTmlaTFdKOGdxQT09.webp?v=1769926106","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-view-from-the-centre-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}