What is the nature of the relationship between churches and communities, especially the left-behind?
What does it look like to be the People of God in this time of deep change? We believe it involves upholding what it means to be a human person, building relationships with our neighbours in the local and putting Common Good principles into practice. Explore our stories to find out more.
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A school in a deprived area has won an award for demonstrating that a school can be a force for the Common Good in its neighbourhood
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How are we most likely to achieve social change? Through political campaigning or by finding common ground at local level?
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The family is where we learn to relate and so underpins our ability to build the Common Good. But does the state help or hinder family life?
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Manning and Booth came together to serve the poor and cooperated for the betterment of society. This is their story.
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Our new Bible study booklet shows the Common Good is a practice and something we build, as we work together across our differences.
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Do we understand the importance of virtue, especially humility, in building the Common Good? Learn why, with the help of Dante’s Divine Comedy…
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Migration is arguably the most complex issue in the West today. How can we build an immigration system for the Common Good?
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Older people have a valuable contribution to make to society but are often marginalised – how can we enable them to share their gifts?
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How can we bridge the political divides that drive us apart? Who is willing to broker conversations between estranged groups?
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How can businesses have a social purpose? Can a business for the Common Good be delivered in a highly competitive, low-wage industry?
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Advocates of the Common Good argue that human flourishing requires more than economic reform, we need to create a culture of encounter
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As loneliness and isolation become increasingly widespread, churches are building common good with the elderly and housebound
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Read here for Jonathan Herbert’s vivid account of a common good approach to loneliness on a Dorset farm
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We so often have to think about networking in our professional lives. What does this really mean? Are we truly open to encountering others?