Reimagining Britain : foundations for hope / Justin Welby.
Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2018Description: xi, 300 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472946072; 9781472946058; 9781472946065.Subject(s): Christian sociology -- Church of England | Religious thought -- Great Britain | Church and social problems | Great Britain -- Religion -- 21st century | Great Britain -- Moral conditions -- 21st century | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryAdditional Physical Form: Electronic version: 9781472946058DDC classification: 261.830941 Also available online.Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 261.830941 WEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 015200 |
Introduction -- Part one: why and how to reimagine -- 1. Building on our history -- Part two: the basic building blocks -- 2. Family - caring for the core -- 3. Education - life in all its fullness -- 4. Health - and healing our brokenness -- 5. Housing - the architecture on community -- 6. Economics and finance - serving and inspiring -- Part three: values amid global change -- 7. The world around us -- 8. Immigration and integration -- 9. For those of us as yet unborn - solidarity with the future -- 10. The key actors -- 11. The churches and other faith groups - healthy disruptors -- Conclusion.
"In a time of political turbulence, and as the Welfare State totters under the strain in a country that has changed dramatically since 1945, Archbishop Justin Welby sets out to identify the values that will enable us to reimagine, and to enact, a more hopeful future.
The thesis is that the work of reimagining is as great as it was in 1945, and will happen either by accident – and thus badly – or deliberately. The author draws on Britain's history and Christian tradition to identify this country's foundational values, and the building blocks necessary to implement them in a post-Brexit, multicultural society.
He explores the areas in which values are translated into action, including the traditional three of recent history: health (especially public, and mental), housing and education. To these he adds family; the environment; economics and finance; peacebuilding and overseas development; immigration; and integration. He looks particularly at the role of faith groups in enabling, and contributing to, a fairer future.
When so many are immobilized by political turmoil, this book builds on our past to offer hope for the future, and practical ways of achieving a more equitable society." Taken from dust jacket.
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