A Christian response to chronic pain
What is chronic pain? As anyone who has quickly let go of a saucepan that is too hot to handle knows, acute pain can be useful. Indeed, the absence of…
Pastoral care for the common good: How the Church can respond better in the next pandemic
Introduction In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new edition of The Tyranny of Merit: What’s become of the common good? (2021) was published. Its author, Michael Sandel, a…
‘Birds have nests’: Biblical reflections on the housing crisis
UK housing prices have risen faster than wages since the mid-1990s, leading to a reduced ability of young people to live in secure homes, and a housing affordability crisis.
Reimagining social welfare
Britain’s social welfare system is facing a crisis in sustainability. It is time to reimagine our social welfare, drawing on the lessons from the past.
