Jubilee Centre, May 2009

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Summaries of the plenary by Dr Paul Mills, The Economic Crisis: A Biblical Diagnosis and Foundation, and optional seminars at the Cambridge Papers Open Day held on 4 May 2009.

Titles of the seminars were Transhumanism: Enhancing Humans or a New Creation?, Liberation Theology: an Historian's Perspective, A Christian University?, Anti-Christian Law and Christian Citizenship, The Relational Company, Responding to a Post-Modern World, and Twentieth Century Painting: The Window as Closed?

Keywords: Christianity & Religion, Crime & Justice, Education, Finance & the Economy, Government & Foreign Affairs, Science & Technology, Worldviews & Culture

Marika Rose & Caroline Harmon, November 2007

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This paper, written for World Vision's Orange Paper series, explores why climate change is a development issue.

Keywords: Finance & the Economy, The Environment

Michael Schluter, July 2005

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In a talk first given as part of the Smith Lecture programme, Michael Schluter explores a relational perspective on the financial system, international development, public services, and private life.

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Nick Spencer, May 2003

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Our attitudes and behaviour, our virtual and physical public space, our politics, our principles, even our relationships are powerfully shaped by monetary considerations and suffer in consequence. The Measure of All Things? A Biblical Perspective on Money and Value in Britain Today examines how money had become the only widely accepted yardstick for value in modern Britain and seeks a biblical alternative to our increasingly money-centred culture.

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Christopher Townsend, January 1994

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Living in a materialistic age poses numerous challenges for Christians. Not only is there the challenge to our purse, but the challenge of apparent conflicts which often lie unresolved. How do we balance prudence with generosity? How do we know if wealth is a blessing to be enjoyed or an idol to be avoided? Unfortunately, Church teaching does not always give direct answers to specific questions and the beliefs and values which influence our use of money are often not challenged...

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Paul Mills, March 1993

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Greed is good...Greed is what made America great and greed will make America great again. These words, uttered by Gordon Gekko in the film 'Wall Street', epitomise in a blatant way the view that moral behaviour is unnecessary for economic prosperity. Competition and self-interest have yielded economic benefits in the past and will do so again if only allowed free rein...

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Jubilee Policy Group, March 1993

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It is estimated that 13% of current wills include legacies, and that legacies provide some 700 million for charities annually. They remain, however, an underused form of giving. The growth in personal wealth in Britain (2,350 billion in 1989) means that congregations today may command considerable financial resources although much of it is tied up in housing and pension funds. Death can provide an opportunity to release these assets and give from wealth which was previously inaccessible...

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Jubilee Policy Group, January 1993

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Raising extra monies for good causes is clearly a laudable goal. However, enthusiastic claims of large amounts of money painlessly raised have too often over-estimated the benefits and under-estimated the costs. This report draws on a range of secondary sources to provide a summary of the arguments surrounding the introduction of a national lottery and highlights their ethical implications.

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Michael Schluter, September 1992

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There is a growing ideological vacuum in Eastern Europe. The social market economy practised by Western societies seems inextricably linked with social breakdown measured in terms of divorce, child neglect and loneliness of the elderly. At the same time, the collectivist models of Marxism and Socialism have been shown as unworkable in terms of their economic productivity. There is therefore an opportunity for Christians to present an alternative framework to fill this vacuum...

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Helen Hayward, October 1991

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Helen Hayward's research into land reform issues in Britain between 1500 and 1930 has been undertaken as part of the Jubilee Centre's broader research enquiry into the ethical questions raised by the ownership and distribution of property. These questions are important as property ownership can affect factors such as rootedness and belonging in communities as well as the distribution of wealth, and so significantly influence the organisation and conduct of human relationships...

Keywords: Finance & the Economy

Paul Mills, October 1989

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Christians rarely think twice about lending or borrowing money at interest. Bank deposits, savings accounts and mortgages are accepted as necessary features of modern life. Considering the antipathy of the Church to interest for three-quarters of her history and the strength of biblical condemnation of the practice, this is a remarkable reversal of attitude...

Keywords: Finance & the Economy