{"title":"Books by The Rt Revd Dr Graham Tomlin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780281069026","title":"The Widening Circle – Priesthood As God`s Way Of Blessing The World","description":"In The Widening Circle, Graham Tomlin explores an exhilarating new approach to priesthood.   The author suggests that 'Priest' is much more than a term to describe certain Christian ministers - it is a vital category for understanding God's way of blessing his world.   This world was made for joy: the joy of God and the joy of Creation. But to know that joy, the world needs the divine blessing that is focused in Jesus Christ, the only true High Priest. His priestly ministry consists of mediating between God and the world, perfecting that very creation, and then offering this perfected creation back to the God from whom it came. Yet this very ministry is enacted through others.   As we explore how this priesthood of Christ has an impact on everyday life, we discover that the human race is chosen to play a priestly role between God and Creation. The Church is then called out to be a kingdom of priests, enabling humanity to fulfil its divine calling. And, finally, the minister himself or herself - experiencing as Christ did, both strands of priestly reality, the mundane and the heavenly, the routine and the remarkable, the normal and the numinous - is called to enable the rest of the Church to play its distinct part.   In each case, the part is the means by which the whole becomes all that it is intended to be, in an ever widening circle of divine blessing, so that the world might know the joy for which it was created.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56231588921717,"sku":"9780281069026","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780281069026_52db1426-e824-4481-9f8c-c24a76ae137b.jpg?v=1786015919"},{"product_id":"9780281082858","title":"Navigating a World of Grace – The Promise of Generous Orthodoxy","description":"'A powerful defence of Christian orthodoxy, opening up its expansive, generous and life-giving vision.' ALISTER McGRATH'Learned and wise, this is a book that achieves what even many Christians may find a startling feat: a demonstration that orthodoxy is far more radical and interesting a concept than heresy.' TOM HOLLAND'Generous orthodoxy' is a liberating outlook that encourages the Church to embrace different traditions of belief, worship and prayer within a broad framework of Christian faith.   But is it really possible to be both generous and orthodox?In Navigating a World of Grace, Graham Tomlin offers his own invigorating vision of a generous orthodoxy that is rooted in the creeds' description of a God who is, by nature, the essence of generous grace. Looking at the history of the church, he explores how orthodoxy can enrich and enhance our perception of the world. Rather than restricting us, it liberates us to be generous in our expressions of faith.   This tantalizingly different theology, that brings together the best from every tradition, shows why orthodoxy is so important to the Christian faith - and how it can bring us together as a revitalized, unified and visionary Church.   Accessible and insightful, Navigating a World of Grace acts as a companion volume to The Bond of Peace but can also be read by itself as an exploration and celebration how Christians of all denominations can show generosity and grace in embracing different traditions of worship while remaining united by a single orthodoxy of faith.   Ideal reading for anyone wanting to understand the meaning of generous orthodoxy better or how we can engage with different parts of the church with grace, this is an encouraging and inspiring vision for the future of the church. Navigating a World of Grace challenges us to see that adopting an attitude of generosity towards other Christians and those outside the Christian faith is part of orthodoxy, and will result in a deeper, fuller experience of God than we can possibly imagine.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311674601845,"sku":"9780281082858","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780281082858_7fbb4449-34a0-487b-80d0-48319d984fe9.jpg?v=1786012147"},{"product_id":"home-history-hope","title":"Home, History, Hope","description":"This short, incisive volume examines Christian nationalism and the complex relationship between Christianity and the nation-state.   Avoiding both wholesale condemnation and uncritical endorsement, it brings together a range of biblical perspectives to distinguish between harmful and more constructive ways of understanding the relationship between the church and the nations we call home.   The book is accompanied by a Seen \u0026amp; Unseen Podcast featuring leading theologians, public thinkers and political voices. Contributors include Miroslav Volf, Danny Kruger MP, Pete Wilcox, Anna Rowlands, Jonathan Chaplin and Graham Tomlin, alongside further prominent voices from across the Church, academy and public life such as Tom Wright, Rowan Williams and Esau McCaulley.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499147927925,"sku":"9780281092796","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-the-rt-revd-dr-graham-tomlin.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}