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Levelling Up for the Common Good

Tim Thorlby looks at Levelling Up through a biblical perspective…

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A Biblical Response to Working Poverty

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

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The Politics of Grace and Place

There is a political dimension to the local church’s vocation. Not in a party political or campaigning sense, but rather in its call to transform civil society…

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Covenant and mutuality in mission

Erica Dunmow explores the concept of covenant in the Methodist tradition.…

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Catholic Social Thought and Our Calling

Jenny Sinclair explores Catholic Social Thought to show how it equips us to play our part in God’s great participation…

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No God-forsaken Places

How neighbours working together transformed their neighbourhood with a little help from the local church…

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Webinar: Renewing the Covenant

As we enter a new era, churches are called to the building of local, covenantal relationships…

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Common Good and Holy Time

Newsletter: this Lent is like being in the wilderness. But it’s a time to listen, to become open to God’s grace in order to build the Common Good…

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Can covenant make society more collaborative?

Jenny Sinclair and Steve Wyler discuss why individualism has trashed our society and how covenant can help to redeem it…

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Defending humanity

How does lockdown impact the human spirit? How should the churches play their part in civic renewal?…

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