The Christian Priest Today

Of all Michael Ramsey's many books, The Christian Priest Today is perhaps the best loved and most enduring. The main part of the volume is composed of charges to ordination candidates, with an emphasis on the intellectual and devotional life of the minister in an increasingly self-sufficient world. Later chapters reflect on the ministry of the laity, the theology of priesthood and the roles of bishop and presbyter in the context of the practical meaning of divine vocation.

'Michael Ramsay's profound simplicity leaps off the page . . . The Christian Priest Today can be read with great and lasting benefit by anyone interested in this strange and magnificent vocation.'
John Pritchard, author of The Life and Work of a Priest

About the author

Michael Ramsey was the one hundredth Archbishop of Canterbury, and held office from 1961 to 1974. He died in 1988.

Summary

Includes charges to ordination candidates, with an emphasis on the intellectual and devotional life of the minister in a self-sufficient world. This book contains chapters that reflect on the ministry of the laity, the theology of priesthood and the roles of bishop and presbyter in the context of the practical meaning of divine vocation.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Michael Ramsey, Michael Ramsey, Ramsey Michael
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2009
• EAN: 9780281061167
• ISBN: 978-0-281-06116-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Weight: 173 g
• Series: SPCK Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, Religious life and practice, Religious life & practice, Christian ministry & pastoral activity, Religious ministry and clergy