Abstract

ABSTRACTAt the twenty-fifth Anniversary celebration of the BIAPT, the association invited reflections on a number of areas. One that struck me as interesting, although deficient, was around the notion of how national identity impacts on practical theology: asking is there an Irish, Scottish, Welsh or English practical theology? Do they have distinctives in terms of emphases or methodology? What does it look like? One notable absence on the list was Cornwall. In this paper I briefly look at Cornish history, identity, traditions and ceremonies. Then I ask, if we are allowing culture to take the lead? I assess the resource church model currently popular with the Church of England and ask if the model is malleable and flexible enough to allow indigenous local expressions of church to emerge?

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