Stephen Platten
Stephen Platten is an Assistant Bishop in the Dioceses of London, Southwark, and Newcastle, chairman of Hymns Ancient and Modern and of the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome, and Chaplain to St Martin-within-Ludgate, London.
He was formerly the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs, Dean of Norwich, and Bishop of Wakefield. He was a member of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England from 2006 to 2016 and Chair of the Church of England Liturgical Commission from 2004 to 2014.
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Holy Ground: Cathedrals in the twenty-first century
Paperback £14.99
ISBN: 978-1-910519-73-8Cathedrals are one area of the church’s life where increasingly the unchurched and the half-believer encounter God, and where the institutions of our society instinctively engage with the Christian gospel. Holy Ground digs deep into the life of England’s cathedrals, and discusses such diverse topics as finance, growth, heritage, liturgy, development, music and art.
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Animating Liturgy: The Dynamics of Worship and the Human Community
Paperback £14.99
ISBN: 978-1-910519-54-7Animating Liturgy invites you to consider the liturgical offering which stands at the heart of the Christian faith.
Living Cathedrals
GUEST BLOG: Do cathedrals still matter in the twenty-first century? Bishop Stephen Platten shares why they are still popular, but also the challenges they face. Stephen is the editor of Holy Ground, a new book which was cited extensively in the draft Church of England report on cathedral governan…
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Be part of a triple book launch...
Bishop Stephen Platten has been a busy man. He has written three crucial new books – two for Sacristy Press and one for SCM Press – and there are four (count them, FOUR!) launch events to celebrate. Events will be held in London, Canterbury, Mirfield and Newcastle. Here is …
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