Faith in Secular Life

THE VERY REVD. PROF. MARTYN PERCY lives in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is the Provost Theologian for Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and Professor of Religion and Culture at the University of Saint Joseph Macao. He also works as Senior Research Associate at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, and as a Research Professor of Theology at the University of Bern, with further Fellowships at Edinburgh, London and Oxford universities. He writes and teaches on culture, faith, values and public life, and contributes to Prospect, The Guardian and The Times.

This very creative and provocative book explores the landscape of 'God being found abroad' beyond the established religion of the church. The institutional phase of Christianity is effectively over, now replaced by multiple networks of socio-spiritual-political values. Spiritual writing is a congested field, but steeped as he is in the literature and many conversations, I consider Martyn Percy to be prophetic and unparalleled in his ability to find a way through the debris. I highly recommend his book.

• Introduction: SaeculumPart One: Literature, Music and FilmPart Two: Spirituality, Space and PlacePart Three: Religion in Public LifePart Four: The Secular Inside ReligionConclusion: Keep Calm and Carry OnIndex