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Rethinking ‘Bias to the Poor’

On its 40th anniversary, a reappraisal of David Sheppard’s Bias to the Poor and its influence on the English Church…

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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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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…

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Immigration and Common Good

Jenny Sinclair examines the sensitive question of immigration through the framework of Catholic social thought…

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Why is it all falling apart?

Jenny Sinclair and Fr Toby Lees OP of Radio Maria discuss the work of Together for the Common Good…

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Justice and Reconciliation in the Margins

Meeting with Salvation Army leaders in Blackpool, Jenny Sinclair reflects on the relationship of the church with poor communities…

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People Politics and the Common Good

Jenny Sinclair addresses the cultural and political upheaval, reads the signs of the times and explores our calling to the common good…

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Poverty: how should the church respond?

Jenny Sinclair explores the economic and social forces influencing the churches’ response to poverty and their relationships with poor communities.…

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Common Good: A Better Story

Jenny Sinclair gives a short talk on why the common good is the antidote to the malaise of our age…

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A Justice-Seeking Church

Drawing on Catholic social teaching, Jenny Sinclair reflects for the Methodist Church on justice, and the relationship of the church with poor communities…

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
God is with us
T4CG's Newsletter for Christmas-New Year 2024-2025. God is active among us, calling us into new forms of covenantal associationRead More