Covenanters Press - Praying on the Edge

Praying on the Edge
Human Rights for Concerned Christians

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By Owen, Bryan
ISBN 1905022026
Paperback 132 pages

Published 24 September 2004
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This is a book for groups. It’s for believing groups and doubting groups and concerned groups and groups who are not sure where they’re going. It’s a book for groups that want to do something, for groups that want to change a bit of the world - maybe their bit of the world - for the better. It’s for groups that are no longer content just to sit and talk and pray, important as that is, but for people who now want to add meaningful action to their being together. We live in a painful world so there is much for us to do. We can do it individually or we can do it with others. We can do it denominationally or we can do it ecumenically. We can do it from within the Christian ghetto or we can do it hand in hand with those on the edge of faith and with our secular neighbours in the wider community. There is much to do and what we choose to do we do simply because we want to be faithful to Jesus. And because there is so much to do someone’s life somewhere in this world may depend on the decision we make. From the preface by the Rt. Rev. John Gladwin, Bishop of Chelmsford, and Chair of Christian Aid: We live in uncertain and unsettled times. We live with uncertainty and unsettlement in our own hearts. That is proving a trouble to many, both Christian and non-Christian, who have grown used to being settled and to being able to think forward to a future with some confidence. This book is a different sort of guide, for people and for groups. It touches the raw subjects and brings us to the Gospel along the rugged pathway of pain and conflict, anger and despair. It draws on a rich vein of contemporary writing and reflection to assist our journeying. For people and churches who have been disturbed by what is happening in the world and who want to respond creatively and imaginatively, this book will be an enormous help. About Bryan Owen Bryan Owen spent 17 years teaching English and Drama, including two years in Papua New Guinea as a VSO volunteer. Ordained into the ministry of the Anglican Church he has served in parishes in both Scotland and England. Having travelled widely in Eastern Europe he has specialised in Balkans affairs, human rights and the work of the United Nations. He is now pursuing an interest in helping street children in India. Previous publications include The Evil Eye of Gondôr ,a play for children and Albania,Land of Eagles, a handbook for volunteers. He is an occasional international election supervisor and he works with asylum seekers in Scotland. Married with two children he has taken early retirement from parish ministry and now writes full- time. He lives near Glasgow.