October 2012 volume 316 Tribute issue: Paul Fiddes, Baptist theologian Andy Goodliff, Beth Allison, Rowena Wilding, Ed Kaneen Reflections: Bad or broken? Rob Trickey journal the baptist ministers’ ministers’ baptist the contacts for the baptist ministers’ journal Editor: Sally Nelson, 4 Station View, Church Fenton, Tadcaster LS24 9QY;
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[email protected] the baptist ministers’ journal October 2012, vol 316, ISSN 0968-2406 Contents Paul Fiddes: Baptist servant of the church 3 Inclusive participation in God 8 A suffering God 13 Deacons and the go-between God 18 Reflections: Bad or broken? 26 Reviews 33 Of interest to you 39 the baptist ministers’ journal© is the journal of the Baptist Ministers’ Fellowship useful contact details are listed inside the front and back covers (all service to the Fellowship is honorary) www.bmf-uk.org The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editor or the editorial board. Copyright of individual articles normally rests with the author(s). Any request to reproduce an article will be referred to the author(s).