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Blue Labour: Why only Socialism can redeem Conservatism

a common good politics in which conservatism is redeemed by traditional socialism…

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The story in which we find ourselves

Alan Roxburgh explores what it means to be God’s people in the uncertainty of a change of era…

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The Economics of the Common Good

Maurice Glasman sets out how Catholic Social Thought provides a framework for our social renewal, in particular our political economy.…

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Solidarity

Chapter on Solidarity from Anna Rowlands’ book, The Politics of Communion: Catholic Social Teaching for Dark Times…

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The Theology of Clapton Commons

Two parishes in Clapton, East London, commissioned Peter Leith, to research and write a theology tailored for their community engagement…

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Pandemic and the common good

Kelly Johnson argues that the pandemic is a chance for us to promote the common good and to share our joy in seeing it emerge, even in the midst of shared suffering…

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The importance of connection

On the surface this is a story about how relationship with each other and with God makes it easier to face the natural reality of death. But it is also a story about the…

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My hate-affair with economics

Edward Hadas explains why the financial system is inherently unstable and argues that the Church must speak prophetically for economic reform…

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Forgive each other

The T4CG Lent 2025 Newsletter. In this time of seismic change, we must resist division and work together…

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The relationship between church and society

Jenny Sinclair shares her personal discovery of the common good within Catholic Social Thought and why it is vital for the emerging era…

The future of UK Christian social action
As poverty gets worse, how should the church respond?Read More
Poverty – under our own roof
For Lent, Jo Stow encourages schools to take a more relational approach to charity and to notice hidden poverty in the classroom Read More
T4CG at Word on Fire
Jenny Sinclair speaks about the Bible, the common good and Catholic Social Teaching at the Word on Fire conference 2025Read More
Staying Human: Reimagining the Spirit of the Commons
In the emerging new era, people feel a loss of agency. How should the church respond? Luke Bretherton gives the first T4CG public lecture of 2025Read More
Forgive each other
The T4CG Lent 2025 Newsletter. In this time of seismic change, we must resist division and work togetherRead More