Kenneth Leech

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Kenneth Leech (b. 1939) is an Anglican priest and Christian socialist in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Born in 1939, he was ordained priest in 1965. He served in urban London parishes afflicted by poverty and confronted issues of racism and drug abuse. He co-founded the Jubilee Group in 1974 and is an advocate of contextual theology. He founded the charity Centrepoint which went on to become the UK's leading national charity tackling youth homelessness.

[edit] Writings

  • Youthquake (Sheldon 1973)
  • Soul friend: a study of spirituality (1977)
  • Essays Catholic and Radical ed. with R. Williams (Bowerdean 1983)
  • True God (1985)
  • Experiencing God (1985)
  • Spirituality and Pastoral Care (1986)
  • Struggle in Babylon (Sheldon press, London 1988)
  • The Sky is Red, (DLT, 1997) ISBN 0-232-52499-8
  • We Preach Christ Crucified (Church Publishing, 1994, revised 2006) ISBN 0-898-69499-X
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