In this journal of short, lyrical reflections, Andrew Rumsey takes the reader on an exploration of faith, place and identity. Focusing on the author’s home in Wiltshire, as he arrives to take up an ancient role in a testing time, English Grounds is both an affirmation and critique of this country’s Christian heritage. Together the essays challenge us to think more deeply about the place of the Church in the consciousness of the English, and the place of England in the consciousness of the Church.
Andrew Rumsey is Bishop of Ramsbury and lives in Wiltshire. His previous publications include Parish: an Anglican Theology of Place (2017) and Strangely Warmed (2009).