a shortcoming. My curiosity about how other, nonconformist churches in the UK might articulate things differently was left unsatiated; having a broader scope of traditions, perspectives, and voices included would cre- ate a stronger vision and articulation for the work of chaplaincy. Altogether, I appreciated how this book prompted theological reflec- tion on the work of chaplaincy and the theological language it provided for articulating one’s role in this setting, but the recommendations I would give for others to read it would be qualified due to its own limited, Angli- can framework. I find this book most suitable for chaplains who have been engaged in the work of chaplaincy for some time rather than stu- dents or newly trained chaplains for this reason. However, I can see the first three chapters in particular providing a useful launching point for conversation amongst Christian chaplains as they consider their place in ministry outside of, but alongside, the parish. Janette Platter Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust ★ ★ ★ Neither Here Nor There: The Many Voices of Liminality , Timothy Carson (ed.), Lutterworth, 2019 (ISBN 978-0-7188-9543-3), xxiv + 248 pp., pb $20 In the history of Christian thought, it’s been said that the Eastern church thinks in terms of ‘processes’, and the Western church more in terms of ‘statuses’. With the advent of evolutionary theory and the decline of Western civilization, human intellection has increasingly focused on processes between statuses, or the idea of ‘liminality’. In recent times, this simple concept has become a universal ‘interpretive tool’ for all domains of knowledge and has grown in popularity since the publication of anthropologist Victor Turner ’s 1969 work The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. ‘Liminal studies’ is now a discipline in its own right. Neither Here Nor There, edited by Timothy Carson, is a collection of diverse, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary essays exploring the many different facets of liminal experiences. In the preface, Carson explains how liminality is a universal human experience –because human beings always change. This is true not only for voluntary liminality, but involuntary. ‘Life thrusts some into liminal domains not because they choose to go but rather because it is forced upon them or chosen for them’, he explains. ‘The sudden death of a loved one, the loss of a treasured Reviews 45 © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd