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ABSTRACT The hypothesis of the fragile rural church was first advanced by Lawson (2018) and refined by Lawson (2019) using qualitative data from interviews with Church of England clergy with responsibility for three or more rural churches. Quantitative research by Francis, Village and Lawson (2020, 2021a, 2021b) confirmed the proposed five major marks of the fragile rural church, demonstrating that these marks were most prevalent in the rural situation. The current research, based on interviews with 17 rural Church of England clergy with responsibility for four or more churches, and focus groups involving 33 lay people from the same parishes, confirms the five major marks of the fragile rural church and proposes one further mark.
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Rural Theology: International, Ecumenical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives is the journal of The Rural Theology Association. To join or find out about activities or future meetings of The Rural Theology Association, please visit their website. The members’ Newsletter, published twice a year, also has this information. The principal aims of the journal are to promote theological reflection on matters of rural concern, to enhance the ministry and mission of rural churches, and to bring rural issues to the forefront of church and government agenda. The journal is committed to embracing a wide range of theological perspectives, to encouraging interdisciplinary dialogue, and to stimulating ecumenical and international exchange on matters of relevance to religious, political, social and economic aspects of rurality.
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