This book is not about old age, but essentially it is about old people, known and loved or lost and bemused. The heart of the book is the hearing and re-telling of the faith stories of fifteen of the oldest old, all of whom are living in residential care settings. The stories outline the lives they have lived and the impact they have made on their listeners.The book outlines a theoretical basis for exploring the phenomenon of ageing and its effects on society as a whole, with a particular emphasis on the spiritual aspects of ageing, the Church's response to older people and the place of storytelling.In the final section of the book, five individuals bring their insight and experience into dialogue with the stories of the oldest old, exploring issues around faith development, doubt and dementia, and detailing some vital lessons for the contemporary ageing Church.

God, Me and Being Very Old: Stories and Spirituality in Later Life

Religion & Spirituality

Johnson, Malcolm

Christian Books & Bibles

SCM Press

Outside the gate: The story of St. Botolph's Church and Aldgate, 1904-1994

Stephney Books

This second edition - previously published as Child Abuse Compensation Claims - is a practical UK guide that provides personal injury lawyers with all the information they need to undertake compensation claims for clients in the UK who have suffered from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. The second edition has been extensively revised and rewritten, and now includes UK guidance on claims against the Church, abuse of elderly and vulnerable people, and funding and enforcement. Contents include: The Background and History of Child Abuse Claims * The Statutory Framework * Causes of Action * Causation and Quantum * Limitation * Claims against the Church * Criminal Injuries Compensation * Evidence and Experts * Abuse of Vulnerable Persons * Funding and Enforcement.

Apil Guide to Child Abuse Compensation Claims

Levinson, Justin

Gumbal, Elizabeth-anne

Specialties

Jordans Pub

<p>St Martin's has a long history stretching back more than eight hundred years - during which its life has rarely been dull. A place of prayer and of action, which Simon Jenkins recently described as "England's most loved, most photographed and most imitated church". Its clergy and congregation have always been interesting and often eccentric (two vicars became archbishops and two went to prison) and the author describes them with humour, and, as the Bishop of London says in his Foreword, 'relish and reasonable discretion'. In the first World War, Dick Sheppard, the vicar, opened the crypt so that troops returning from the trenches might find a place to eat and rest. This tradition of hospitality continues as the Connection at St Martin's welcomes 250 homeless people of all ages every weekday. Since the days when Handel played the Sunday voluntaries on the organ, there has always been a fine musical tradition and six concerts are now held each week. The world famous Academy of St Martin in the Fields, founded in 1958 by Sir Neville Marriner and the church organist, John Churchill, has gone from strength to strength as the author describes in detail in his very readable narrative. St Martin's is the parish church of London and, after 80 years of broadcasting, has also become the parish church of the Commonwealth, visited by thousands of tourists every year. Gibbs' historic building, consecrated in 1726, has survived with remarkably little alteration; but in 2005 the most exciting and ambitious development in St Martin's long history will begin when, without altering the exterior, today's unique mix of church, care and commerce will be given rooms and spaces fit for the 21st century. This well-researched and well-written full history of the church - the first to appear since 1916 - will be warmly welcomed well beyond London and, indeed, beyond Britain.</p>

St Martin-in-the-fields

History

Europe

Phillimore

A fascinating voyage of discovery under London's churchesAfter the devastation of 1666, the Church of England in the City of London was given 51 new buildings, in addition to the 24 that had survived the Great Fire. During the next 100 years others were built in the cities of London and Westminster, most with a crypt as spacious as the church above. This book relates the amazing stories of these spaces, revealing an often surprising side to life—and death—inside the churches of historic London. The story of these crypts really began when, against the wishes of architects such as Wren and Vanbrugh, the clergy, churchwardens, and vestries decided to earn some money by interring wealthy parishioners in their crypts. By 1800 there were 79 church crypts in London, filled with the last remains of Londoners both illustrious and ordinary. Interments in inner London ended in the 1850s: since then, 52 crypts have been cleared, and five partly cleared, resulting in the gruesome business of moving human remains. Today, many crypts have a new life as chapels, restaurants, medical centers, and museums. With rare illustrations throughout, this fascinating study reveals the incredible history hidden beneath the churches of the city.

Crypts of London: Past and Present

The History Press

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