Christianity and the New Social Order: A Manifesto for a Fairer Society

Christianity and the New Social Order: A Manifesto for a Fairer Society
ISBN-10
0281067716
ISBN-13
9780281067718
Category
Religion
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2012-04-10
Publisher
SPCK
Author
John Atherton

Description

Is Britain a broken society? Written in accessible language that speaks directly into church, public sphere and also academy it enters the current political, economic and social policy/civil society debates concerning the values and directions of British society. It covers religion and the public square, wellbeing and happiness in the public square, the new economics, faiths and social welfare, a new political manifesto.

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