by Sean Reilly | Jun 20, 2008
The Charity Commission, the independent British charity regulator, and researchers at the Von Hugel Institute in Cambridge, have disagreed over the findings of a new report commissioned by the Church of England on the role of faith in social welfare. Writing in The...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 10, 2008
The Cambridge-based Von Hugel Institute’s report on church, government and social welfare is creating a lively media and political talking point following its launch in London yesterday. But much of the debate is being conducted by people who have not read the...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 9, 2008
If there’s going to be disagreement, it’s good to figure out where, why and how it arises. But when it comes to religion and public life, there is more frequently unhelpful confusion. Here is Francis Davis, one of the authors of the new church, government...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 8, 2008
A report looking at the role of the Church of England and other faith communities in welfare has been spun into an attack on government before it has even been published and properly digested, say the researchers involved in producing it. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s...
