The Laity and the Church of Ireland, 1000-2000

Sponsored by the Church of Ireland Historical Society, 12 chapters on the everyday religious experience of the members of the Church through its history are presented by Gillespie (history, National U. of Ireland Maynooth) and Neely (rector of the parish of Keady, County Armagh, Ireland). Roughly arranged chronologically by subject, the articles largely contain their focus to religious experience and practice of the laity, but a few of the papers explore the impact of lay people's actions on the church and on wider society. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR