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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 2025…
13/01/2025
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Latest from Jenny Sinclair

Discover the latest talks, sessions and articles by Jenny Sinclair, founder and director of Together for the Common Good…
20/12/2024
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Leaving Egypt first anniversary

Together for the Common Good celebrates the first anniversary of its podcast, Leaving Egypt…
27/09/2024
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To Live a Decent Life

Jenny Sinclair reflects on the Great Dock Strike of 1889, the role of the Church in its resolution and how it informed Catholic social teaching…
30/01/2023
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Forty years since Bias to the Poor, whose side is the church on?

40 years after Bias to the Poor by David Sheppard, churches are still estranged from poor communities. What can be done to put this right?…
07/04/2023
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Wrestling in Church

How a posture of listening in the neighbourhood led to an unlikely relationship and revitalised the life of a local church…
02/04/2022
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Divine irrigation

Facing the reality of church decline, a vicar uncovers the true vocation of his parish…
29/03/2021
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Communities need jobs to thrive

An inspirational story of church leaders’ collaboration with civic partners to keep and attract jobs to communities…
18/07/2021
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Je ne regrette rien

Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly confesses his role in perpetuating a management culture that has affected the character of the church…
15/05/2021
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Walking to church

What do we lose when we live and worship in different places? Sam Tomlin writes about what happened when he decided to walk to church…
08/08/2020

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