Churches and public service – Thinking Aloud by Simon Barrow
Introduction by Matt Wardman
At The Wardman Wire we will be publishing a series of articles about the Von Hugel Institute Centre for the Study of Faith in Society report “Moral, but No Compass”. Over the next several weeks, we will be publishing a number of articles – hopefully from a range of viewpoints – aiming to get beyond the initial reactions which many commentators have felt obliged to come up with without reading the document itself. Most of these initial reactions seem to be attempts to create narratives supporting existing positions; a criticism that I would extend to all viewpoints – including those I agree with who have indulged themselves.
There is much there relevant to the policy research and formation process with respect to the Third Sector, as well as the position of Christian churches in the UK, and their relation to government. I’m hoping to obtain a very wide range of perspectives in this second “online symposium” (out first was about MP Pay and Expenses).
We start off with an overview from Simon Barrow, Co-Director of Ekklesia, which is this weeks Thinking Aloud column.
