Signs of the Times Autumn 2024

“…ending poverty cannot be achieved by way of increases to state welfare provision alone;
a holistic and balanced level of state, voluntary and business sector interventions is necessary”

In this season’s edition of Signs of The Times:

‘Partnership to End Poverty’ – Joe Forde examines Gordon Brown’s proposal to tackle the impact of austerity in the UK.

David Driscoll discusses ‘Faith and Co-operation in the Public Square’.

Trevor Pitt reflects on Trinity Sunday and argues for a renewed understanding of Church and community.

Rachel Reed provides us with a hymn ‘Doubters and Misfits’.

‘Reconsidering the Image of Jesus for the 21st Century’ – Yin-An Chen reviews ‘What Christ? Whose Christ? New Options for Old Theories’ – Alan Race and Jonathan Clatworthy.

‘Dawson Seeks to Address The Reluctance and Exclusion of Women in Church Leadership’ –  Evie Vernon reviews Nay Dawson’s ‘She Needs: Women Flourishing in the Church’.

‘Windle’s Notes Aim to Bring Feminism to the Unconvinced’ – a review of ‘Notes on Feminism: Being a Woman in a Church Led by Men’ by Helen King.

Editor: Anthony Woollard
Email: signsofthetimes@modernchurch.org.uk

Signs of the Times is a quarterly magazine that provides news and information about Modern Church, and offers members an opportunity to communicate with each other in print.

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