Celebrating Forty Years of Faith in the City stocked learning how to sing the

learning how to sing the Lord’s song (the gospel) for our current context

and he was a gifted writer who inspired commitment to the ethos of the religious life by many

it is rare to read such a clear defence of its history and ideas

Michael Chandler is an historian and author of several books on the Church of England in the nineteenth century

With insights from Anglican

Celebrating Forty Years of Faith in the City stocked learning how to sing theThe 1985 Faith in the City report on urban priority areas was a landmark moment in the life of the Church of England. This book, written by some of those who were involved in the publication and implementation of the report itself, and others who have been engaged in urban ministry and community organising since, evaluates the importance of Faith in the City for the present day and seek to open a debate on urban policy and theology and practice. The