Bridging The Gap

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The church is "no’ for the likes of us"; a sentiment expressed to the author, John Harvey, many times over his years of working alongside church, and other, groups and individuals in areas of urban deprivation in Scotland. Has the church then failed the poor? If so, do we wish to move towards a church for the poor? This book, first published in 1987, looks critically at the Church of Scotland’s failure to undertake a consistent, demanding and detailed analysis of the reasons why the poor are not anywhere near the church today, calling this failure not only surprising, when viewed in the light of the church’s clear purpose and immense resources, but also disobedient and potentially disastrous.