Church and State: The Contribution of the Church of England Bishops to the House of Lords during the Thatcher Years Author: Andrew Partington and George Carey Retail Price: $39.00 Our Price: $35.10 Save: 3.90 (10.00%) Availability: In Stock        In Church and State, Andrew Partington argues that the contribution of the Church of England bishops to the House of Lords during the Thatcher years was overwhelmingly critical of the government; failed to have a significant influence in the public realm; was inefficient, being undertaken by a minority of those eligible to sit on the Bench of Bishops; and was insufficiently moral and spiritual in its content to be distinctive. On the basis of this, and the likely reduction of the number of places available for Church of England bishops in a fully reformed Second Chamber, the author argues for an evolution in the Church of England's approach to the service of its bishops in the House of Lords. He proposes the Church of England work to overcome the genuine obstacles that hinder busy diocesan bishops from contributing to the debates of the House of Lords and to its life more informally. Similar Items you may enjoy! Marriage in Church After Divorce: A Discussion Document from a Working Party of the House of Bishops of the Church of England Author: House of Bishops Our Price: $7.20 Women Bishops in the Church of England?: A Report of the House of Bishops' Working Party on Women in the Episcopate Author: Church of England House of Bishops Our Price: $18.89 Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement Author: Wang Yi and Others, edited by Hannah Nation and J.D. Tseng Our Price: $20.99 Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement - eBook Author: Wang, Hannah Nation(Ed.) and J.D. Tseng(Ed.) Our Price: $15.39

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