Looking Forward, Looking Backward it offers the unique gift

it offers the unique gift of a tradition shaped by English culture that believes the individual is a part of her or his community—not in opposition to it

discussing the history and evolution of music within the Episcopal Church

the institutional perspective

It is the book the church needs as we re-imagine Christian life in the 21st century

Looking Forward, Looking Backward it offers the unique giftA wide ranging exploration of the past, present, and future effects of womens ordination on the church. This book gauges the impact and implications of womens ordination on today and tomorrow. What has womens ordination meant for the church? For preaching? For pastoral care? For the episcopate? For lay women and for women across the Anglican Communion? The editor draws upon a rich variety of writers and thinkers for this book.