All Christians Are Monks: The Monastery, the Parish and the Renewal of the Church Format:Paperback By looking at the issues

By looking at the issues of his day through a particular Christian lens

[Gavin Wakefield is] well informed about the history and heritage of the county and in this book he shares his affection and knowledge in an engaging and informative way

colourful and detailed narrative illustrates how hard it is to turn an idea into practice

In the novel the influential women find themselves having to contend with life within a patriarchal society

Gavin Wakefield offers himself as a gentle companion and also as a good teacher as he invites us to explore this remarkable region and to become pilgrims

All Christians Are Monks: The Monastery, the Parish and the Renewal of the Church Format:Paperback By looking at the issuesAll Christians are Monks looks at difficulties of believing and praying in the highly secular context of today, with an urge to be real, rather than fudging things. The contemporary Church has much to learn from monastic communitiesthings it has lost and needs to rediscover, including community, mutual submission, the benefits to be gained from a repertoire of physical and other practices, the fundamental importance of a sense of the Church and the