{"product_id":"letters-to-a-broken-church-9780993294266","title":"Letters to a Broken Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA message that can no longer be ignored...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the personal experience of survivors of abuse and their allies, \u003cem\u003eLetters to a Broken Church\u003c\/em\u003e speaks directly into the existential abuse crisis facing the Church of England and other Christian denominations right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts powerful message is that the structures, leadership, practices and culture of the Church must change radically to face up to the historic scale of abuse within its institutions at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clear requirement for transparency and accountability after decades of evasion and denial is also highlighted in these essays, along with the need to make proper recompense to those whose lives have been impacted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to \u003cem\u003eLetters to a Broken Church\u003c\/em\u003e include a serving bishop, a well-known newspaper columnist, several theologians and others from public life -- but principally people in the shadows whose voices and experience as survivors have frequently been pushed aside, marginalised or silenced within the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a searingly honest, multi-voice call for action and redress that can no longer be ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Fife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ekklesia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780993294266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFife, Janet:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Janet Fife was one of the first women to be ordained in the Church of England. She is a writer and survivor and has a research degree in the pastoral care of survivors. She is disabled.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gilo is a survivor, hymn-writer, and outsider theologian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ekklesia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40534171451507,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4d0513ce-bd84-4462-978b-2b7a6dfb68ec.jpg?v=1666446247","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/letters-to-a-broken-church-9780993294266","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}