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A Biblical Response to Working Poverty

Daniela Augustine explores a Spirit-inspired political economy of the common good…
30/08/2022
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Levelling Up for the Common Good

Tim Thorlby looks at Levelling Up through a biblical perspective…
29/10/2022
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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…
16/02/2021
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Covenant and mutuality in mission

Erica Dunmow explores the concept of covenant in the Methodist tradition.…
12/12/2020
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Renewing the Covenant

To restore our common life a new approach is needed. This is a letter inviting churches to renew the covenant by building local relationships.…
20/10/2020
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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…
13/03/2023
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Renewal and the Church

Jenny Sinclair reflects on the failure of the socio-economic model in the West, and how the church can contribute to renewal…
26/01/2023
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The New Era: How are Churches Called to Respond? (2)

The second in a series of three joint letters in which we address the new era and invite the churches to consider their calling to play a critical role in civic renewal.…
14/02/2023
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No God-forsaken Places

How neighbours working together transformed their neighbourhood with a little help from the local church…
24/10/2020
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Illegal grazing

How a local dispute over horse grazing revealed the weaknesses of contract culture and the strengths of covenantal relationships…
25/07/2020

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