The London launch of Reclaiming the Common Good (Darton, Longman and Todd, 2017), edited by Ekklesia associate and former COO Virginia Moffatt, takes place at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Ch
The London launch of Reclaiming the Common Good (Darton, Longman and Todd, 2017), edited by Ekklesia associate and former COO Virginia Moffatt, takes place at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church from 18:30 on Wednesday 20th September 2017. FREE tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reclaiming-the-common-good-tickets-37449517515
After decades of apparent political consensus, we are entering a time in which everything about the way we live today, and about how our society and communities are structured, is up for discussion. Many people are feeling empowered to ask:
* What kind of world do we want to live in? One that works for a few, or one that works for the common good?
* What part can Christians and others of goodwill play in building a future of hope, peace, equality an justice?
Reclaiming the Common Good is a collection of essays which consider these themes. Beginning with an explanation of the history and meaning of the term ‘common good’, it explores how the sense of working for this ideal has been lost. Focussing, biblically, on issues such as welfare, austerity, migration, environment, peace and justice, it provides a compellingly fresh and insightful analysis on the state of the world today, and offers a realistic vision of how it could be better.
The contributors are: Patrick Riordan SJ, John Moffatt SJ, Simon Barrow (director of Ekklesia), Bernadette Meaden (Ekklesia associate), Simon Duffy, Vaughan Jones (Ekklesia associate), Savitri Hensman (Ekklesia associate), Ellen Teague, Edward P. Echlin, Henrietta Cullinan (former Ekklesia administrator), Susan Clarkson and Simon Woodman (Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church).