MiddlingEmma InesonLabel: SPCK PublishingDescription: From St Augustine to Shakespeare and from the wisdom of Scripture to the example of Jesus himself many of our greatest voices have praised the virtue of moderation. In Middling Emma invites readers to rediscover the creative faithful power of living in the middle.The middle is where most of us spend much of our lives - between certainty and doubt conviction and compassion what has been lost and what is yet to be found. Yet we are often taught to apologise for this space to rush toward extremes or easy answers. Middling challenges that assumption revealing the middle as a place of integrity nuance and deep humanity.Drawing on her experience as a bishop Emma reflects on the difficult questions faced by leaders and disciples alike: when to speak when to remain silent and how to hold tension without losing hope. She explores waiting as a fertile creative space - one in which life can unfold in unexpected and transformative ways.At the heart of the book is Christ as the ultimate middle figure holding all things together. In choosing to dwell intentionally in this space Middling shows that the middle is not only fruitful - but quietly profoundly joyful.
