A Field Guide to the English Clergy

Church of England, The - an organisation that seeks to put into practise the transformative message of Jesus Christ via the medium of jumble sales, bad coffee and emotional stuntedness. This strategy has, until recently, proved a remarkably effective one among the English people. The greatest impedim......more

The community of Anglican priests is well-known for having more than its fair share of weirdos. Fergus Butler-Gallie draws back the curtain on some prime historical specimens. The back cover lists, for example, the Reverend Edward Drax Free, whose reaction to the attempts of his congregation to oust......more

Such a great read, witty and very informative. Includes a lot of names that if you think you know, you probably do, and this book reveals why!......more

Fun little gift book. Perfect for some one with a sense of humour who is either Christian and/or loves history. Nicely presented and easily read in small installments.......more

The Church of England is (in)famous for being a broad Christian tradition; within Anglicanism one can find Anglo-Catholics, low-church evangelicals, theological liberals, and charismatics. And, as the King James Version puts it in 1 Peter 2:19, you also find “peculiar people.” In ‘A Field Guide to th......more