Product Description
by Ian S. Markham (Editor), Jeremy Means-Koss (Editor), Katherine Sonderegger (Foreword by)
The common misconception is that first came the church and then came the sacraments. The reality is that first came God's grace and then came the church and then the church found visible ways to see the invisible grace God bestows. The resulting perspective shift puts Christ where Paul would have us put him, as the head of the church and author or our salvation. This book invites us to see and write about the sacraments not as mere band aids to the problems we face but as lenses for examining our church. Some of the authors delve deep into intellectual conceptions while others make plain what has always seemed so extravagant. The thread they all hold onto however is the desire to help the reader see sacramentality as something wonderous rather than archaic; and to find deep value for sacramentality and the visible signs of God's invisible grace.
Author Biography
The Very Rev Ian S. Markham is the dean of Virginia Theological Seminary and professor of theology and ethics. He is a priest associate at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria, VA.
Jeremy Means-Koss is the Priest-in-Charge of St. Peter's and St. James' Episcopal Churches in southwestern Vermont. He holds degrees from Wesley Theological Seminary, King's College London and American University and earned his Certificate of Anglican Studies from Virginia Theological Seminary. He has also held numerous roles in students affairs/higher education.
