Bøker av Magdalen Smith

A reading a day for the busy season of Advent, drawing on the wisdom, inspiration and intriguing idiosyncrasies of holy people of the past

Reworks traditional concepts of prayer and gives them a contemporary 'spin'. Each chapter has a short, sharp contemporary title, with a further subtitle to unpack the content, and ends with ideas for both individuals and leaders on how to put the concept under discussion into practice.

The nine criteria the Church of England uses to discern potential vocations to the priesthood are explored, and linked with personal qualities that are necessary for new, but also existing, leaders in a church and culture which has changed much over the last 50 years.