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Mike's History Of The Reader

Welcome to Mike's History of the Reader which has unexpectedly met a demand that exceeded my expectations.

The pages represent a popular version of my MA dissertation on the work of Readers who are the Church of England's Lay Ministers who specialise in Preaching and Teaching in a Pastoral Context.

Please click below starting with  Introduction to find out more.

1 Introduction 2 Ancient order 3 Evolution 4 Ministry 5 Minister 6 Time Line 7 Definitions 8 Bibliography

Important: Please e-mail Mike if you wish to correct or enhance the information related to a church Hypertext links are for the convenience of users and do not constitute any endorsement or authorization by The Archbishops' Council or the diocese or churches or any other party  concerned. Mike Cranston retains exclusive academic use of original material on this site. The material may be freely used subject to normal referencing discipline. For problems contact Mike. Last updated: 09 May 2004.