Category Archives: Will the First be Last?

Archbishop Sentamu to lecture on Good Childhood

The Centre has begun a research partnership with The Children’s Society on child poverty, theology and inequality.  So we are especially pleased to publicise their 2012 Edward Rudolf Lecture by the Archbishop of York.  The event will launch the Good … Continue reading

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From ideas to action

As part of our series of posts from the recent theological consultation with The Children’s Society, here is a reflection by CTC’s Adam Atkinson and Angus Ritchie (both priests at St Peter’s, Bethnal Green) ‘The world as it should be’ … Continue reading

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Theology, poverty and inequality

Two thought-provoking papers on theology, poverty and inequality are now online – from our Will the first be last? consultation with The Children’s Society. Michael Ipgrave’s paper opened the discussion, setting out some conceptual and existential questions relating to poverty and … Continue reading

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Welfare Reform: a view from The Children’s Society

Back in July,  the Contextual Theology Centre’s launched  Will the first be last? - anew research partnership with the Children’s Society on poverty and inequality.  Some of the papers from our initial Theological Consultation are now on the Centre website. In … Continue reading

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Will the first be last? New research project announced

At a time of economic turmoil, and political controversy over spending cuts, there is an unusual consensus on the issue of inequality. Politicians and intellectuals across the political spectrum agreeing the gap between rich and poor is too wide, and … Continue reading

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