Who should provide social welfare and how we pay for it are political challenges. But the Bible asks what welfare is really for; how might Christians rethink welfare and lead with effective responses?
This book explores the significant hardships facing older people and their carers in the UK today, before re-evaluating these through a biblical lens. The authors offer some profound insights into how we might begin to address the challenges facing us over the coming years.
Lessons from Geneva’s transformation By Jonathan Tame and Luke Tame Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. ...
Britain’s social welfare system is facing a long-term crisis in sustainability, particularly due to the size of the government’s unfunded pension liabilities. On the 500th anniversary of the Reformation we look to Geneva as a case study in an approach to social welfare shaped by Christian principles.
This talk is based on Jonathan Tame's Cambridge Paper 'Reimagining social welfare: Lessons from Geneva’s transformation.
You can read the full paper here
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Britain’s social welfare system is facing a long-term crisis in sustainability, particularly due to the size of the government’s unfunded pension liabilities. On the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we look to Geneva as a case study in an approach to social welfare shaped by Christian principles.
We examine how Calvin and the city-state set up an integrated system for welfare provision through the General Hospital, and poverty prevention by strengthening families and education. Finally, we consider how marriage and extended families could be strengthened today, and how local churches and Christian organisations can become welfare advocates in their communities.
This talk is based on a Cambridge Paper available online here.
Welfare can be defined in terms of the problems to be overcome or in terms of outcomes. How we deal with it is determined by the size and role of the state, relationships between citizens, and has an impact on relational choices and incentives. Biblical teaching presents a number of challenges and implications.
Talks from the Singapore consultation: Towards Jubilee 2015.
It wouldn’t be great news if your doctor told you this: ‘Your whole body is in bad condition – pretty much every part of you has a problem. It looks like a few cuts here, a few ...
Following on from his work on how Reformation-era Geneva can help us to re-imagine social welfare, Jonathan Tame reflects on the opportunities presented by the UK housing crisis ...
‘About three quarters of us will need some care as we get older, but while about half of us can expect to pay out about £20,000, 1 in 10 people will spend over £100,000. There is ...
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How do we strengthen the basic unit of society: the extended family?
Building relational economies for financial stability, economic justice and social cohesion.
How can relational churches thrive with a mission to transform their communities?
Reconsidering our fundamental beliefs and assumptions about the world.
Making room for artists to challenge the way we see God and the world.
How do we strengthen the basic unit of society: the extended family?
Building relational economies for financial stability, economic justice and social cohesion.
How can relational churches thrive with a mission to transform their communities?
Reconsidering our fundamental beliefs and assumptions about the world.
Making room for artists to challenge the way we see God and the world.
How do we strengthen the basic unit of society: the extended family?
Building relational economies for financial stability, economic justice and social cohesion.
How can relational churches thrive with a mission to transform their communities?
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