The moral heart of public service / edited by Claire Foster-Gilbert ; foreword by John Hall ; afterword by Stephen Lamport.
Contributor(s): Foster-Gilbert, Claire [editor.]
| Hall, Joseph [writer of foreword.] | Lamport, Stephen [writer of afterword.] | Hague, William Jefferson, Baron Hague of Richmond [contributor.] | Hennessy, Peter John, Baron Hennessy [contributor.] | Williams, Rowan Douglas, Baron Williams of Oystermouth [contributor.] | Westminster Abbey Institute [issuing body.].Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017Description: 288 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785922558.Subject(s): Civil service ethics | Public officers -- Professional ethics | Political ethicsDDC classification: 172.2 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 172.2 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 014115 |
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This volume is based upon lectures given at Westminster Abbey Institute.
Introduction / Claire Foster-Gilbert -- Humanising hell : our restless conscience and the search for peace / William Hague -- Strengthening moral courage in public life / Claire Foster-Gilbert -- Building communities / Mary McAleese and John Hall -- Idealism and compromise / Vernon White -- The staying power of Benedict in parliament square / Rowan Williams -- Benedictine values in public life / Vernon White, Andrew Tremlett, Claire Foster-Gilbert -- Reflections : timeliness and timelessness / Peter Hennessy and Claire Foster-Gilbert -- Afterword / Stephen Lamport.
"One year after Brexit, a stellar cast of eminent contributors from politics, public service and religion explore why now more than ever, public servants must consider and reassess how to keep moral courage in public life alive."--Provided by publisher.