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A time of transition

A discussion of the uses of the countryside for different people and of the task of the Church to minister to the maginalised and excluded in rural society.

Year of Publication2005

Farmers are increasingly aware of their changing place in society in general and the rural community in particular. For them the countryside is the shop floor of Britain’s largest industry. But many people value it principally as a habitat of flora and fauna, as a place of space and landscape and for recreation and refreshment. In this context it is part of the Church’s task to minister to the marginalised and excluded – those on low incomes, and those who find access to facilities and services increasingly restricted.

This item is categorised as follows

• Subject Collection > Social & community enterprise

Additional keywords/tags

rural communities