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Together for the Common Good: Towards a National Conversation , written by Nicholas Sagovsky and Peter McGrail

Together for the Common Good: Towards a National Conversation , written by Nicholas Sagovsky and... Together for the Common Good: Towards a National Conversation (London: scm , 2015), pp. xxx + 212, £25.00, isbn 978 0 334 05324 8 (pbk). The common good is a phrase of Catholic Social Teaching but of interest to people of all denominations and religions, and none. Together for the Common Good brings together thirteen thinkers and activists—mostly Christian but also Jewish, Muslim and non-religious—to discuss the common good from a variety of perspectives. By way of background, the book was inspired in particular by two initiatives: firstly, the exemplary collaborative leadership of David Sheppard and Derek Worlock, the Anglican Bishop and Catholic Archbishop in Liverpool in the 1980s and their advocacy for the poor and the common good; and secondly, the uk ’s Together for the Common Good project (T4CG; http://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk ). Two chapters of Part 1 explore the language and imagination of the common good. Anna Rowlands underlines the imperative of collaborating together for the common good in a world of economic crisis, global conflict and ecological disasters. It is tested, furthermore, in a nation’s treatment of migrants and asylum seekers. Andrew Bradstock explains that essentially the language of common good helps move us beyond individual http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Theology Brill

Together for the Common Good: Towards a National Conversation , written by Nicholas Sagovsky and Peter McGrail

Cronshaw, Darren
International Journal of Public Theology , Volume 9 (4): 485 – Oct 30, 2015
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Book Reviews
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1872-5171
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1569-7320
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10.1163/15697320-12341421
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Together for the Common Good: Towards a National Conversation (London: scm , 2015), pp. xxx + 212, £25.00, isbn 978 0 334 05324 8 (pbk). The common good is a phrase of Catholic Social Teaching but of interest to people of all denominations and religions, and none. Together for the Common Good brings together thirteen thinkers and activists—mostly Christian but also Jewish, Muslim and non-religious—to discuss the common good from a variety of perspectives. By way of background, the book was inspired in particular by two initiatives: firstly, the exemplary collaborative leadership of David Sheppard and Derek Worlock, the Anglican Bishop and Catholic Archbishop in Liverpool in the 1980s and their advocacy for the poor and the common good; and secondly, the uk ’s Together for the Common Good project (T4CG; http://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk ). Two chapters of Part 1 explore the language and imagination of the common good. Anna Rowlands underlines the imperative of collaborating together for the common good in a world of economic crisis, global conflict and ecological disasters. It is tested, furthermore, in a nation’s treatment of migrants and asylum seekers. Andrew Bradstock explains that essentially the language of common good helps move us beyond individual

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Published: Oct 30, 2015

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