Honest Sadness: Lament in a Pandemic Age Format:Paperback After some time as Director

After some time as Director of Ministry and Residentiary Canon in Chester Diocese he became Bishop of Penrith

This is an impressive understanding of the church’s role and witness in the landscape and history of England for almost two millennia

I will surely quote it occasionally in sermons

He has assisted with the establishment of diaconate programmes in a number of dioceses

if demanding ways

Honest Sadness: Lament in a Pandemic Age Format:Paperback After some time as DirectorIn the present century, from 9 11 to COVID 19, there is much to disturb our securities and beliefs. The Old Testament presents us with similar situations of bewildered suffering, and one persistent theme of response is that of lament. John Holdsworth examines lament as a means of articulating faithful incomprehension, and as a resource for what have been called communities of honest sadness. He traces the development of lament through the Old