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    Priesthood for all Believers: Clericalism and How to Avoid It
    Priesthood for all Believers: Clericalism and How to Avoid It
    Priesthood for all Believers: Clericalism and How to Avoid It
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    Priesthood for all Believers: Clericalism and How to Avoid It

    By Simon Cuff

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    Clericalism is everywhere in the Christian life and perhaps not where you might expect. It elevates certain models, vocations, or ways of being Church in such a way as to diminish others. In 'Priesthood for all Believers, Fr Simon Cuff argues that a radical focus on the particularity of vocation and intentionality of living out vocation are central tools in the Church’s tool box to stop clericalism in its tracks. Some attempts to be less clericalist by doing away with certain forms of ministry can, he suggests, encourage clericalism. One of the best ways to overcome clericalism is a more intentional focus on particular ministries and the particular ministry of the ordained. Exploring these particular ministries afresh, grounded on Christ’s priesthood and the importance of a diaconal commission to overcome processes of marginalisation, this book offers a vital perspective both for those preparing for ministry and those trying to make better sense of the ministry they already hold.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSCM Press
    Release dateMar 31, 2022
    ISBN9780334061045
    Priesthood for all Believers: Clericalism and How to Avoid It
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    Simon Cuff

    Fr Simon Cuff is a priest within the Church of England and currently Vicar of St. Peter de Beauvoir Town in the Diocese of London. He was formerly Lecturer in Theology at St Mellitus College, Fellow of the Centre for Theology and Community, and Contributing Editor to the S. Mary Magdalen School of Theology. He is a trustee of the refugee charity Migrants Organise and Vice Chair of a charity concerned with financial justice, the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility.

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