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Holding Together

Gospel, Church and Spirit - the essentials of Christian identity

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Canterbury Press
  • 21.6 x 34 x 13.5 cm

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The long-awaited and timely new book from a highly regarded evangelical writer explores Christian identity in all its fullness – being and living in a way that holds together the gospel with the life of the church and the life of the Spirit. With the tendency for evangelical Christians to focus primarily on the gospel and catholic Christians to emphasise the importance of church, these traditions have sometimes been unnecessarily forced apart. This bridge-building book explores the notion that biblical gospel, catholic church and powerful Spirit are the fundamental realities of Christian existence that all need to experience together. In different ways, each chapter of Holding Together attempts to hold the gospel together with the church, and to hold the gospel and the church together with the Spirit as it explores different approaches to key areas of doctrine and practice:

§ Scripture and tradition
§ Justification
§ Church
§ Mary
§ Worship
§ Baptism and Eucharist
§ Mission

Christopher Cocksworth is the Bishop of Coventry, having been principle of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and Director of the Southern Theological College Education and Training Scheme. He is the author of a number of books, including Evangelical Eucharistic Thought in the Church of England (Cambridge University Press, 1993) and Holy, Holy, Holy: Worshipping the Trinitarian God (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1997) and (with Rosalind Brown) Being an Anglican Priest Today (Canterbury Press 2000 and 2006), now in its fifth printing.

Holding Together and Mary, Bearer of Life
Mary, Bearer of LifeHolding Together
  • Author

    Christopher Cocksworth

  • Book Format

    paperback

  • Publisher

    Canterbury Press

  • Published

    May 2008

  • Weight

    25g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    21.6 x 34 x 13.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781853118395

  • ISBN-10

    1853118397

  • Eden Code

    1117600

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    Though not designed to address the difficult issues which faced the Lambeth Conference, Holding Together’ is a valuable resource for the wider church about finding common ground. A brand new Bishop, Christopher Cocksworth, when principal of an Evangelical theological college, writes in general about how Gospel, Church and Spirit provide an evangelical identity and how this interacts with traditions different to his own. Appreciation of Catholic teaching on Mary, alongside Calvin’s analysis of salvation illustrates the breadth, warmth and enthusiasm brought to the subject. Readable and full of references and resource material, this book steers a helpful path with comment and observation which is always positive and informative. A good book. Shortlisted for the Michael Ramsey prize for Theological Writing 2011.