Religion and public life : Tom Butler's thoughts for the day / Tom Butler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Tom, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian life.

Church history--21st century.

Church history.

Physical Description:

x, 203 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.

Summary:

For more than twenty years, Bishop Tom Butler has related religious belief to public events, both national and global, in regular contributions to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day. In this collection, he draws on a selection of Thought for the Day scripts to explore themes ranging from Terrorism and the Gulf Wars to Science and Medical Ethics, Public Ethics and Political Life. He charts the evolving relationship between religion and public Life, exploring the Church's role of bringing religious values and insights to bear on topical issues and restating the public's hopes and fears in religious language. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Religion and the Gulf Wars 1

2 Relgion and Terrorism 23

3 Religion and Politics 47

4 Religion and Public Ethics 73

5 Religion and Events 96

6 Religion and Science 116

7 Religion and Medical Ethics 137

8 Religion and Education 157

9 Religion and Religion 179.

ISBN:

9781441101778

1441101772

9781441160850

144116085X

9781441178008

1441178007

OCLC:

751752647