Beating the Boundaries The quotes include contemporary excerpts

The quotes include contemporary excerpts as well as words from the sages

In his years of work with congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of New York

"A cogent and persuasive plea for a return to the full catholic tradition which would make a critical contribution to the debate about gender in matters of faith

We celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus on one day and then return to ordinary time

and modern Episcopalians have been in the forefront of exploring practices beyond Anglican boundaries

Beating the Boundaries The quotes include contemporary excerptsUsing the image of the traditional practice of beating the bounds of the parish, this book contrasts the desire to mark boundaries with Gods call to explore boundaries in order to open them. Building on visits to nine Episcopal and Church of England congregations, Spicer explores how they are opening the boundaries between inherited expressions of church and the unique contexts in which they find themselves. He argues that to beat the boundaries