Theology and Human Flourishing

Description

Theology and Human Flourishing is a forward-looking review of the life and work of a place with a gentle Christian ethos that has provided sanctuary and healing for many under the leadership of Elizabeth Baxter. The essays in this book, each written in their own distinctive style by experts from a range of relevant disciplines who are supporters of Holy Rood House, cover the variety of provision at Holy Rood House and its theoretical and theological underpinnings. They form parts of an evergreen flowering plant, with shoots, flowers, fruit and foliage above ground, and roots drawing nourishment from the fertile earth with Elizabeth’s inspirational leadership at the centre, “the heartwood”, embodying the vision and orchestrating the whole complex process. As with any vibrant organism or organization there is intertwining, entanglement and integration of the constituent elements.