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Mediation in the Church of England: Theology and Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2010

Stephen Fielding
Stephen Fielding
Affiliation:
Barrister CEDR Accredited Mediator NSM Curate, Welwyn Team Ministry, Diocese of St Albans
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Abstract

This paper1 addresses the practical aspects of mediation. Experienced mediators will know what mediations look like and feel like and need no reminding how effective mediation has become as a means of resolving disputes. My own practice as a mediator – which tends to focus on inheritance and probate disputes, where the emotional element is often highly toxic – has some parallels with the mediation of Church disputes where an understanding of and sensitivity to theology is crucial.

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Ecclesiastical Law Journal , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 65 - 69
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Copyright © Ecclesiastical Law Society 2011

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References

1 This is the revised text of a paper delivered in Lincoln's Inn in July 2010 as part of the Ecclesiastical Law Society's series of London Lectures.

2 CFD Moule, Forgiveness and Reconciliation (London, 1998)Google Scholar p 19.

3 Otto, R, The Idea of the Holy (Oxford, 1950)Google Scholar.

4 For a practical discussion of occasions when mediation might helpfully be undertaken, see generally Hill, M, ‘Mediation: An Untapped Resource for the Church of England?’ (2011) 13 Ecc LJ 57.Google Scholar