For most people in England today, the church is simply the empty building at the end of the road, visited for the first time, if at all, when dead. It offers it

Beautifully illustrated narrative history of the English country church In his engaging account, Sir Roy Strong celebrates the life of the English parish church

Includes the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society.

Arguing from Scripture and history, the author makes a compelling case that getting too close to any political or national ideology is disastrous for the church