Carey We Don't Do God

The marginalization of public faith
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-85721-273-3
Verlag: Lion Hudson
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten

Secular assumptions are being introduced piecemeal into our way of life. From the Millennium Dome (what exactly was it celebrating?) to the restrictions on the wearing of crosses and abolition of nativity plays, Christianity is being marginalised. Christian social initiatives at local levels are now so severely restricted that several Christian bodies issue guidelines on handling local council prejudice. There is a widespread if ill-defined sense that a valuable heritage is slipping away. Yet the Bible and Prayer Book are seminal for our language and literature; Christian social action predated the modern welfare state; our laws are based on Christian ethical systems. Christians should push back, re-engaging with politicians and opinion formers. Christians must be salt and light. Introverted Christianity must give way to engagement with the world, not defensively but with confidence and hope. It is time for a proper debate about the place of faith in modern Britain.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carey, George

Carey, Andrew

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Introduction 9
Chapter One
Living in Critical Times 15
Chapter Two
What Has Christianity Done for Us? 25
Chapter Three
The Changing State of Britain 41
Chapter Four
The Attack on Christianity 55
Chapter Five
Faith in the Public Square 67
Chapter Six
Clashing with the Law 83
Chapter Seven
The Roots of Conflict 107
Chapter Eight
Establishment: A Bulw ark Against
Intolerance 129
Chapter Nine
Challenging the Culture 145

Über Autor(innen)

Carey, Andrew
Andrew is the former Deputy Editor of the Church of England Newspaper and is currently a freelance journalist.

Carey, George
The Rt Revd and Rt Hon. George Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton, PC, FKC, was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the worldwide Anglican communion. He was formerly head of Trinity College in Bristol, a leading CoE theological college. He was Bishop of Bath and Wells before being appointed to Canterbury in 1990.