The essays brought together here present a broad assessment of the serious issues facing rural life and the rural church today. The authors are drawn from the Anglican, Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal Churches. The essays explore a wide range of biblical, theological, sociological, and historical concerns and topics. Throughout, the book is informed by a spirit of listening - to church-goers, clergy, church leaders, and local communities. Rural Life and Rural Church provides an invaluable resource for clergy and lay Christians involved in rural ministry, initial and continuing ministerial education, and Christian men and women living in the countryside.

"Rural Life and Rural Church provides substantial evidence of the peculiar joys and challenges of the context it explores... This wealthy resource of serious research and careful theological reflection affirms the rural church and can serve to inform and inspire.'"

Source: Theology