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The Spirit and the Common Good

Daniela Augustine explores a Spirit-inspired political economy of the common good…

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The Workers and the Church

Sohrab Ahmari argues that theological orthodoxy goes hand-in-hand with a commitment to social justice…

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How Christian is PostLiberalism?

Adrian Pabst shows how post liberal politics draws on Christianity and is centred around trust, dignity and human relationships…

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Killing for the Telephone Company

William T Cavanaugh urges Christians to resist the idolatry of treating the state as the solution to any social ill, and to embrace radical forms of political pluralism that privilege local communities…

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A Blue Labour Vision of the Common Good

Frank Field loved his country and his people. Here he shares his practical vision for a common good politics…

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I stand with my Jewish people

In an age of rising antisemitism, Edward Hadas, a convert to Catholicism from Judaism, argues for unconditional Christian solidarity with Jews…

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Social Justice and Evangelisation

Social doctrine is integral to evangelisation, a crucial part of the Church’s teaching…

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Christianity and local democracy

Luke Bretherton traces the connection between democracy and Christianity…

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Capitalism, Communism, and Catholic Social Teaching

Fr Olek Stirrat says the response to the politicization and economization of reality must be rooted in Catholic Social Teaching.…

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Challenges and opportunities facing the Church

Archbishop John Wilson addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the Church…

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