Subtitled Faith Communities & Social Justice, the book is edited by Neil Darragh, and explores a faith response to inequality in using 31 people's stories about faith communities that promote fairness in New Zealand.

Darragh has divided the book into five sections:

• Sources and traditions,
• Existing faith communities working for fairness,
• Groups struggling for justice,
• Shelter and housing,
• Schools and the next generation.

The publisher has expressed the hope that the stories will to gives encouragement and ideas for action in the struggle to reduce inequality in society.

A second launch will take place in Wellington on Friday 4 April at Connolly Hall, Guildford Terrace.

During the formal part of the evening Neil Darragh will introduce the contributors to the book.

The launch will also include a response to the book by Brian Easton, a blessing, and some refreshments and socializing.

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• Supplied by Accent Publications
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The book is about how to achieve real participation and engagement in liturgy.

People who want to find creative solutions to the tension between the needs of the their local church and the official liturgical books will find this book useful.

It is a resource for planning and leading liturgies in parishes and communities.

The authors hope to promote informed discussion and to support those who want to make adaptations and changes so that the liturgy will reflect the culture and people who celebrate it.

Themes include: Eucharist for our time & context; shared leadership & ministry in Eucharist, local spirituality and Eucharist, Eucharist that builds an inclusive church and, overcoming the tensions of planning & celebration.

The authors, Neil Darragh and Jo Ayers, well known in Catholic circles in New Zealand, bring together their experience of teaching liturgy at university and of many years membership of local liturgy committees. They provide differing perspectives and experiences of a layperson and a priest.

Accent is niche publisher that concentrates exclusively on publishing spirituality and theology from Aotearoa-New Zealand.

Accent's intention is to be a resource for people who want to talk about and search out mature responses to the major issues of Christian life in the 21^st Century.

Accent's publications are written by people who live Aotearoa New Zealand .

Accent is interested in establishing a dialogue with others who like them want to create a contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand spirituality.

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• Accent Publications
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