"[By] Hugh Montefiore, Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames".
"First published November 1976". -- verso of t.-p.
"But why call this an age of apocalypse, as though the world is ending ? ... No the world is not about to end. Nor are the terrifying visions of the Apocalypse of St. John about to be literally fulfilled. ... No, what I mean by apocalypse in the title of these lectures is neither the end of the world nor a mere crisis, but a kairos, a decisive period of history, when the world -- and in our case our nation -- is faced with a moment of destiny; when it is about to enter a wholly new era, when it must face unprecedented issues of good and evil -- both for the planet as a whole. and for this nation in particular." -- p. 3-4.
"Of course Christians are to be involved in the world. This is what the doctrine of Incarnation is about -- God involving himself in the secular world which he has made; and Christians are in duty bound to get stuck in, to involve themselves in everyday life; in the family, in the local school or parents association, in local affairs, in their businesses, in the union or wherever it may be. We have a positive duty in all circumstances to get involved. But the word which is spoken to us is not an either or. It is not 'either' get involved 'or' be detached. It is 'both and'. We must 'both' be involved 'and' be detached. Now is the time, especially at a time of testing, to show that truly Christian combination of detachment from the world and and involvement in the world: now is the time to experience the sense of freedom and compulsion which comes from this combination." -- p. 28.
"A two-month Mission entitled 'A World in Apocalypse' has been launched in Southwark Cathedral, with a major exhibition and two separate series of lectures. The Mission opened on October 19th [1976] with three lectures by the Bishop of Kingston. What Hugh Montefiore said seemed to me so important, urgent and relevant that I determined that it must be available to a wider audience." -- Intro.
Contents: Introduction dated October 1976 / Harold Frankham, Provost's Office ... London -- What does God say to the Nation ? -- What does God say to the planet ? -- What does God say to me ?
"Report of the Doctrine Commission of the General Synod of the Church of England".
Commission (1996-2003) chaired by the Rt. Rev. Stephen Sykes.
Includes indexes.
This report "addresses the fundamental questions of what it is to be a human being today. We live in a world in which issues of power, money, sex and time press upon us from all sides. Yet rarely does the Church seem to address these matters in ways that are theologically grounded and that relate to our practical, day-to-day concerns. .... The reader is encouraged to do three things: to reflect upon the Scriptures and upon a proper `wisdom' for our changing culture; to adopt attitudes which are consistent with Christian believing; to make choices in the light of what the Christian gospel has to say about these issues". -- back cover.
Contents: The Doctrine Commission 1996-2003 -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Listening to Scripture -- Power -- Money -- Sex -- Time -- The wisdom of live -- Index of biblical references -- General index.
Colophon: Printed in England by The Cromwell Press Ltd, Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
"Edited by Dr. Percy Dearmer, Canon of Westminster".
"The issue, indeed, is simple. The motives and methods of human life are not sufficiently moralised: it was to moralise the machinery of production, to limit the power of selfishness, that Wilberforce and Shaftesbury were working a century ago; and the whole world now enjoys what Christians then won: but in many ways industry and business, and family life, and civic and political activity, need further moralisation. Money -- the necessary use of tokens of exchange -- has been overlooked in its moral aspect (in spite of what Christ said about it) .... And, alas, there was one aspect of human life which was not understood a hundred years ago; and to this our present miseries are mainly due. The very word 'international' had then only just been coined by Jeremy Bentham. The whole conception of moralising international relations was in its infancy. So the world went on to its doom. So, because the nations and their representatives have not yet learnt the elements of international behaviour, we stand at this moment of writing on the brink of irretrievable disaster. It is in a very real sense true that only Christ can save the world from ruin to-day. Are we prepared to let his spirit save the nations from themselves ?" -- Preface, p. 10-11.
Contents: Preface By the Editor / Percy Dearmer -- Introductory: "Christ or Chaos ?" -- 1. Vindication / E.A. Burroughs -- 2. The Demands of the Ordinary Man / Albert Mansbridge -- Part I: The Present Chaos -- 1. The Intellectual and Moral Confusion / W.R. Matthews -- 2. The Confusion in Literature / Richard Ellis Roberts -- 3. The Social and Economic Confusion / P.T.R. Kirk -- 4. The Confusion in International Relations / J. Howard B. Masterman -- Part II: What Christianity Is -- 1. The Secret of Christ / Charles E. Raven -- 2. Christ's Conception of the Kingdom of God / Arthur Herbert Gray -- 3. The Original Fellowship Idea of the Christian Church / Joseph Wellington Hunkin -- 4. The Christian View of Man as Social / S.J. Bezzant -- 5. Christianity and History: -- a) General Development / Malcolm Spencer -- b) Social Progress and the Continental Churches / A.E. Garvie -- c) The Stockholm Conference / G.K.A. Bell -- 6. Uniting the Christian Forces / Edward S. Woods -- 7. What the Church is Doing: Social Activities / S.E. Keeble -- Part III: The Christian Solution -- 1. Personal and Family Life / A.A. David -- 2. Education / Charles Grant Robertson -- 3. The Social and Economic Order -- a) The Basis of Exchange / Hewlett Johnson -- b) Civic and Industrial Reform / J. Morgan Rees -- c) Individual Function and the Community / E. C. Urwin -- d) Labour and Leisure / A. Maude Royden -- e) The Rebirth of the Village / W. Beach Thomas -- 4. The State and Constructive Citizenship / W.G.S. Adams -- 5. The World of International Affairs -- a) Christianity and the League of Nations / Lord Dickinson -- b) The Crisis and the East / J.B. Raju -- c) Disarmament / Cosmo Gordon Lang -- d) A Christian Peace Policy / E.N. Porter Goff -- 6. Is There an Alternative ? -- a) Scientific Humanism and Religions of Life / H.G. Wood -- b) Industrial Secularism / Maurice B. Reckitt -- c) Communist Secularism / Nicolai A. Berdiaeff -- 7. The Church in the World: Failures and Opportunities / F.R. Barry -- 8. The Conclusion of the Matter / William Temple -- Index.
Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by The Camelot Press Ltd., London and Southampton". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references and index of names.
In this book Preston "begins by evaluating the Christian socialist traditions from which [R.H.] Tawney and Scott Holland gained inspiration. But in the light of its economic weaknesses he goes on to discuss the basic economic problems which any society has to resolve, and the bearing that the Christian social tradition has on them. This leads him to criticize the individualistic philosophy of the `radical Right', which has had a resurgence in the UK and the USA in the last decades; at the same time he questions whether the Christian social theologies in the contemporary church, Catholic or Protestant, have yet to come to grips with these problems. He wishes the churches to be `prophetic', but thinks that what this means needs much closer examination than it usually receives. In the last chapter Professor Preston discusses some underlying issues which churches need to face if they are to contribute more adequately to resolving the tensions in advanced industrial societies". -- back cover.
Contents: Preface dated Manchester, St. Gregory the Great, 3 September 1983 / Ronald Preston -- The Legacy of the Christian Socialist Movement in England -- Christianity and Economic Man -- The New Radical Right -- The Trend to the Left in Twentieth-Century Social Theology -- Problems of Prophecy -- Politics, the Church and the Gospel in the Late Twentieth Century -- Appendix 1: A Note on the Social Theology of Radical Christian Communities -- Appendix 2: Middle Axioms in Christian Social Ethics -- Notes -- Supplementary Bibliography -- Index.
"This collection of essays has been produced about the same time as HM Government's second White Paper on international development, `Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor' which was published in December 2000. It has been designed to be read alongside the White Paper offering comments from distinctively Christian points of view on many of the issues raised in it." -- Intro. p. xiii.
"How can governments, international organizations and civil society work together to ensure that globalization works to the advantage, rather than the detriment, of the world's poor ? This question remains central to recent debates about globalization. Looking at diverse areas such as international development, world trade, HIV/AIDS and e-commerce, this collection of essays helps Christians to grapple with the complexity of globalization and what it means to be Christian in a global context." -- back cover.
Contents: Contributors -- Foreword / Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark, Chair, Board for Social Responsibility -- Introduction / Humphrey Taylor, Bishop of Selby, Chair, International and Development Affairs Committee -- Globalization and the Church : an overview / Ian Linden -- The Role of the Church in overseas development / Kevin Ward -- General Synod and international development : the triumph of hope over experience / Charles Reed -- The UK's aid programme / John Montagu -- HIV/AIDS : a window on development / Gillian Paterson -- The Environment : treading more lightly on the earth / David Gosling -- The Role of business in development / Peter Malcolm -- Corruption : good governance vs Corruption Incorporated / Karl Ziegler -- Trade / Jennifer Potter -- Global Institutions / Claire Melamed -- The Silent word still speaks : globalization and the interpretation of Scripture / Peter Selby -- The World Faiths Development Dialogue : an interfaith response to poverty and development in an age of globalization / Wendy Tyndale -- Addressing exclusion in an urbanizing world / Andrew Davey -- The Role of British mission agencies and dioceses in international development / Mark Oxbrow -- Christian Aid and the Church of England : partners in development / Daleep Mukarji.
"[T]he pieces in this book (all 'occasional' -- given as sermons or addresses or lectures) are all a mixture of observation, explorations and arguments about some troubling and/or exciting aspects of our lives in the world joined together with references or broader argumentation drawn from the Bible and Christian tradition". -- Preface.
Contents divided into three parts: Part One: Politics, Economics and Industry -- Part Two: Faith in the City -- Part Three: God and the Future.
Contents: Preface: The Way In -- Part One: Politics, Economics and Industry -- 1. The Cost of Hope -- 2. The Necessities and the Limits of the Market -- 3. Why an Industry Year ? -- 4. The City of London, 1987 -- Part Two: Faith in the City -- 5. Christian Doctrine: The Challenge to and from Poverty -- 6. The Church, the Inner City and the Wilderness -- 7. Faith in the City -- Part Three: God and the Future -- 8. The God of Freedom and the Freedom of God -- 9. Prospects for Peace -- 10. How Green is Our Future ?
Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk.
"[T]he pieces in this book (all 'occasional' -- given as sermons or addresses or lectures) are all a mixture of observation, explorations and arguments about some troubling and/or exciting aspects of our lives in the world joined together with references or broader argumentation drawn from the Bible and Christian tradition". -- Preface.
Contents divided into three parts: Part One: Politics, Economics and Industry -- Part Two: Faith in the City -- Part Three: God and the Future.
Contents: Preface: The Way In -- Part One: Politics, Economics and Industry -- 1. The Cost of Hope -- 2. The Necessities and the Limits of the Market -- 3. Why an Industry Year ? -- 4. The City of London, 1987 -- Part Two: Faith in the City -- 5. Christian Doctrine: The Challenge to and from Poverty -- 6. The Church, the Inner City and the Wilderness -- 7. Faith in the City -- Part Three: God and the Future -- 8. The God of Freedom and the Freedom of God -- 9. Prospects for Peace -- 10. How Green is Our Future ?
Colophon: Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk.
"A report of the Development Affairs Committee, Board for Social Responsibility, General Synod of the Church of England".
Bibliography: p. 40.
"The Development Affairs Committee offers this report as background study, both to the debate in Synod and the wider debate beyond. .... We have it within our power to remove the scourge of hunger from the world. The solution must be appropriate and long-term and it must involve governments as well as individuals. The factors involved are complex and it is even possible for countries which need help to act against their own best interests. Good people will disagree about the right action to be taken and simplistic solutions could make things worse. However, the time has come for a civilized world no longer to tolerate degrading conditions of famine, just as 150 years ago it decided no longer to tolerate slavery. The Churches pressed people to take the Brandt Report seriously. They can keep the development issue in the forefront only if they advocate it in an informed and alert way. The whole matter must be taken beyond charity." -- Intro.
Contents: Introduction / Philip Goodrich (Bishop of Worcester) -- The Need / Charles Elliott -- The Response / Charles Elliott -- The Biblical Imperative / Charles Elliott -- The Church of England's Involvement and the 1 Per Cent Appeal / Peter Haynes and Catherine Price -- 1 Per Cent Appeals in Other Denominations / John Reardon -- What is to be Done ? / Charles Elliott -- Appendices.
Perspectives on economics : reflections on aspects of the changing British economic system in the context of Christian theology : the report of a Working Group of economists and theologians commissioned by the Industrial and Economic Affairs Committee of the General Synod Board for Social Responsibility
"Some interesting features of our discussion are worth drawing attention to. First, the world of economics is not a closed world. Economic values are not self-justifying, but need to be set in the larger context of human values. .... Secondly, the Christian tradition has something important to contribute to these fundamental choices .... Thirdly, the methods which the economist and the theologian employ are not totally dissimilar ...". -- Intro., pp. 2-3.
Contents divided into three main sections: Methods and Context -- Economic Institutions -- Reflections.
Contents: Foreword dated September 1984 / Rt. Rev. Simon Lincoln i.e. Simon Phipps Bishop of Lincoln, Chairman, Industrial and Economic Affairs Committee -- Introduction -- What Economics is about / Donald Hay -- What Theology is About / Peter Baelz -- The Dynamics of Change in Modern Economies / John Hughes -- The Solutions Economists Offer / Donald Hay -- The Business Enterprise / John Pickering -- The Community of Work / John Hughes -- The State / John Hughes -- A Christian Point of View / Peter Baelz.
Includes "Bibliography of Richard Harries' publications to 2004": p. [223]-231.
Contents divided into three main parts: Introduction -- Engaging with Issues -- Public Life and the Place of the Church.
Contents: List of Illustrations -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part One: Introduction -- Richard : The Person and the Bishop / James Woodward -- Richard Harries and the Issues of Our Times / Julia Neuberger -- Only Connect / Eric James -- Part Two: Engaging with Issues -- Arms and Justice / Christopher Rowland -- The Media and the Church / Melvyn Bragg -- Contemporary Spirituality and Christian Doctrine / Keith Ward -- Multicultural Britain and Interfaith Dialogue / Margaret Shepherd and Jonathan Gorsky -- Sex and the Church of England / Jane Shaw -- Capitalism and the Gospel for the Rich / Edmund Newell and Sabine Alkire -- Art and Faith / Roger Wagner -- Poetry and Truth / John Drury -- The House of Lords and Religion / Douglas Hurd -- Christian Medical Ethics / Claire Foster -- Part Three: Public Life and the Place of the Church -- A Dialogue / Shirley Williams, Michael Bourke and Anthony Howard -- The Health of the Spirit / Rowan Williams -- Bibliography of Richard Harries' publications to 2004 / compiled by Michael Brierley -- Index.