Nelva Moss was ordained priest in the Church of England in 1994; the first year in which women were so ordained. Thus began over twenty years as a vicar in Dorset and Oxfordshire. This followed an earlier career in teaching, and time given to the upbringing of her three children. She has a love of history and good story telling, whether on the page or on the screen. Now retired, she lives with her husband, Mike, in Dorset. They enjoy visiting historic sites and exploring the English countryside, in which beautiful village churches are so often found next to delightful village pubs.
Belief is rarely pure and never simple. This book explores the particular perplexities of belief as experienced by one female vicar in the Church of England. To exercise a public and representational role within any faith community will always bring its own pressures and paradoxes. Here, the author ...
