Description: A collection of papers on Ordination in the Anglican Communion worldwide and comments on how ordination is seen and experienced in different continents.
Description: Father Puglisi examines liturgical texts currently in use by the Roman Catholic Church and certain Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, and Methodist Churches of western Europe and the United States. For each text, he evaluates the version in use today and its previous version to identify the changes made over time and to see the various influences that it underwent. Father Puglisi also identifies the various roles of those active in the celebration and who fills those roles.
Chapters are "Rituals of Ordination-The Latin Catholic Church," "Rituals of Ordination-The Lutheran Churches," "Rituals of Ordination-Reformed," "Rituals of Ordination-Methodist Churches," and "General Conclusions."
Description: Is the Spirit a metaphysical entity or a healing life-force? Wallace exploresthe role of the Spirit as a power of healing and renewal within all creation,proclaiming its power to engender human flourishing as well as the welfare ofthe planet. His powerful vision sees the Spirit as an agent of transformationin a world racked by violence and ecological abuse.
