Holy Ground

Cathedrals in the twenty-first century

By: Stephen Platten (Editor), Frank Field (Foreword by), Peter Atkinson (Contribution by)

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Paperback | 1 October 2017

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Cathedrals today face a paradox: on the one hand they represent one of the biggest success stories and mission opportunities of the present-day church; on the other they face seemingly insurmountable financial difficulties, and are largely left by the church and government to fend for themselves.

Many-both within and outside the church-argue that cathedrals are an irrelevance. But cathedrals are one area of the church's life where increasingly the unchurched and the half-believer encounter God, and where the institutions of our society instinctively engage with the Christian gospel, making them truly missional in their occupation of a spiritually liminal space.

Holy Ground digs deep into the life of England's cathedrals, and discusses such diverse topics as finance, growth, heritage, liturgy, development, music and art.

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This volume of essays is a timely reminder of the richness of cathedral ministry and mission. With the current national spotlight shining on the governance and management of English cathedrals, Stephen Platten is to be thanked for broadening the debate on the place of cathedrals in contemporary British life. [...]

Cathedrals today face a paradox: on the one hand they represent one of the biggest success stories and mission opportunities of the present-day Church; on the other, they face seemingly insurmountable financial difficulties and are largely left by the Church and government to fend for themselves. But there is something special in the air when a cathedral offers hospitality to a particular service, event or occasion of spiritual significance or remembrance. Cathedrals can and have facilitated the Church's learning in areas of theological and liturgical debate. They hold the past while having the potential to step beyond this security to meet an increasingly pluralistic world view. They bring a prophetic ministry that the Church at large lacks. They are so much more than large churches, although a comparative study with the greater churches would provide significant insights for both. The gift of cathedrals to the Church is often misunderstood, and this collection of essays is an accessible read for anyone wanting to explore the insights cathedrals uncover for mission in local churches too.

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