Love's Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness

by Geoffrey Rowell (Editor), Kenneth Stevenson (Editor), Rowan Williams (Editor)

Love's Redeeming Work is a major anthology of Anglican writings, with 250+ entries that span from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries. The selections demonstrate the Anglican tenet that different strands of spirituality can be woven together in a creative tension that enhances the
overall strength of the church. The entries reflect a broad spectrum of literary genres (poetry, devotional essays, letters, reflections on the Scriptures, etc.), written by men and women from all over the world.

Genres: Theology, Nonfiction, Christianity, Spirituality, Christian

Hardcover

First published December 27, 2001

Reviews

[Rex · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started this book back when I seriously began to consider the Anglican tradition, not simply as a way-station, but as a potential destination. I was already attending a local Anglican church at that time, having drifted out of Evangelicalism. I've made my way slowly through this volume, off and on, ever since. I finish it now, almost five years later, a committed Anglican. While I would be vastly overstating things to attribute this to Love's Redeeming Work, the volume has illustrated for me the breadth and depth of Anglicanism as a spiritual tradition. Along the way, I have encountered a variety of authors I now treasure.

[Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very comprehensive, and fascinating to see the developments in Anglican theology over the history of the Church of England. Clearly some authors were more interesting than others, and some of the authors are reacting to debates that are no longer current (e.g. debates over practices relating to confession at the beginning of the reformation). Interesting also to see the reflections of e.g. Gladstone on the Christian life of prayer.

[loafingcactus · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't a book to be read straight through, and I haven't. But it's going back to the library and I'll buy a book to read one selection at a time. The authors set to create a collection of the most beautiful theological writing of the Anglicans, and from what I have seen they succeeded.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of lots of Anglicans through history.

[Jonathan Frazier]

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