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Challenging Religious Studies: Part 2

by John Atherton

20 Oct 2014

In the second of a three part series to celebrate the publication of his landmark new book, William Temple Foundation Associate Research Fellow John Atherton introduces the key themes of […]


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Is the Church Abandoning the Rural?

by John Reader

15 Oct 2014

Last Thursday evening I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the first of the Faith Debates on the Future of the Church of England organised by Linda […]


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Our guest blogger Dr Joyce Miller is Chair of the RE Council. All opinions expressed in this blog are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of the […]


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Challenging Religious Studies: Part 1

by John Atherton

6 Oct 2014

In the first of a three part series to celebrate the publication of his landmark new book ‘Challenging Religious Studies: The Wealth, Wellbeing and Inequalities of Nations’ John Atherton introduces the […]


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Where Has Global Poverty Gone?

by Emily Winter

30 Sep 2014

Guest blogger Emily Winter is a PhD candidate at the University of Lancaster. Emily’s research focuses on Christian social action groups’ strategies to engage young people. [Editorial Note 04/19: Sadly, the […]


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The ‘Scottish’ idea of government would make the whole UK happier – so why do we persist in creating societies that do the opposite? With the date for the referendum […]


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In his autobiographical account of growing-up Muslim in the USA, the interfaith activist Eboo Patel reframes W.E.B. Du Bois’ concept of the ‘colour line’ stating, ‘I believe that the twenty-first […]


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A Reflection on ‘Anglican Social Theology’

by John Atherton

27 Aug 2014

William Temple’s little classic, Christianity and Social Order, was written in understandable haste in 1941 in the darkest days of the Second World War.  It was published as a Penguin […]


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This guest post is written by Dr Simon Duffy, Director of The Centre for Welfare Reform and policy advisor to the Campaign for a Fair Society. William Temple helped to found […]


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Searching for Shalom in a World at War

by Greg Smith

12 Aug 2014

When Jesus sent out his first trainee evangelists, travelling light, and living by faith, as some missionaries still do today, he advised them when accepting hospitality in new places — […]


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