A BIBLICAL VISION FOR SOCIETY
JUBILEE CENTRE E-NEWS September 2009
In this E-News:
• New Cambridge Paper: Is Capitalism Morally Bankrupt?
• New Book: Sex and the iWorld
• Book Launch Invitation
• Spot the Difference!
• Blog Summary
• Prayer Corner ‘The Cambridge Papers, and the work of the Jubilee Centre generally, were an enormous source of encouragement and teaching for me in my early years as a Christian and I regret letting it fall off my radar and my inbox! There’s such a desperate thirst I think, both inside and outside the church, for the church to have this intellectual rigor rooted in theological orthodoxy.’ (SF, Somerville)
Dear Houghton The past month has at times been a difficult one personally (see my blog post The Kindest Thing for the reasons why) but, reflecting on the past academic year (which is also our financial year), I continue to be challenged and encouraged by the generosity of all the Jubilee Centre’s supporters. Thanks to you, we have been able to build on our past achievements and maintain our ongoing research and output of resources so as to strengthen the voice of the Church in society. I trust you share a sense of achievement and gratitude to God when you read about all that we have done each month. New Cambridge Paper: Is Capitalism Morally Bankrupt?
Corporate Capitalism has had a devastating impact on families and communities and has been responsible for the excessive growth of giant corporations and over-centralisation of state power, claims the first of two new Cambridge Papers by Jubilee Centre founder Michael Schluter. Find out more in this short summary of the paper or read and give your feedback on the whole paper. New Book: Sex and the iWorld
Examining current issues pertaining to sexuality and society, pastor and politics professor Dale Kuehne asks, ‘What kind of world are we creating? And is it a world that is actually harming us more than benefiting us?’
With a cordial openness to responses from all points of view, Kuehne contrasts the long-established ‘tWorld’, in which traditional morality reigned and recent innovations would have been inconceivable, with the post-Enlightenment ‘iWorld’, in which these innovations are promoted because the perceived immediate needs of the individual are paramount. Both, he finds, fall short of the more biblical ‘rWorld’, in which a larger web of healthy and nourishing social relationships provides the most personally fulfilling context for sexuality and relational well-being. Order your copy from our website to save almost 20% off the RRP (plus free delivery to UK addresses). Book Launch Invitation
You are warmly invited to join us for the book launch of The Best Idea in the World at 6.45pm on 19th October. Written by LICC Director Mark Greene, this short book explores the Jubilee Centre’s core thesis, based on Matthew 22:36-40 – that is, to quote the subtitle, “how putting relationships first transforms everything.”
Jubilee Centre founder Michael Schluter will be speaking at the book launch and copies of all our latest books will be available for purchase, including our most recent release, Votewise Now!.
If you are in the London area and are free on Wednesday 19th October, be sure to come see us and share in some light refreshments.
For further details and to book your place, visit http://www.licc.org.uk/about-licc/events/
Spot the Difference!
Make sure you check out the recent improvements made to our website: • Resources easier to find
• Videos easier to view
• Better search facility
• Simpler ordering of multiple items
• New RSS feeds (to help you stay informed of all our latest content)! For example, if you haven’t yet watched our latest video, take a minute to view it at The General Election Quiz: Are YOU ready to vote? Blog Summary
What stories in the news or trends in the world around us have caught your eye? Tackling Cervical Cancer
Earlier this month it was reported that a teenager, who was adopted by her paternal grandmother at the age of three and who has lived in Florida since her adoptive mother married an American in 2000, was facing possible deportation to England for refusing a vaccination that protects against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus virus. (read more...)
30 September 2009 Food Sustainability
England’s topsoil is at risk. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn – no doubt soon to be dubbed the government’s ‘mud tsar’ – today warned that population growth, housing and transport are all threatening the health of our soil… (read more...)
24 September 2009 Facebook Registry Office
A good friend now goes by her partner’s surname on Facebook and, although they are unmarried, uses the title of Mrs, which made even her sister wonder whether she had missed something. What does such pseudo-marriage tell us about what is going on in society and what consequences might it have - or, put another way, does is make any difference to anything? (read more...)
15 September 2009 GDP Fetishism
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has urged world leaders to drop their obsession with examining gross domestic product and to focus more on broader measures of prosperity… (read more...)
14 September 2009 People prefer not to work on Sunday
When I heard that London Midland had cancelled almost all of its services on Sunday because insufficient staff volunteered to work on the Sunday, I was greatly encouraged. More proof that people really want to spend time with their families on Sunday… (read more...)
8 September 2009 The Kindest Thing (on euthanasia and palliative care)
Early yesterday morning, my mother passed away peacefully in her sleep at home, safe in the knowledge that she would wake to be awarded ‘the crown of righteousness’ in ‘the dwelling place of God’, where ‘death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore.’ (read more...)
3 September 2009 Prayer Corner
‘Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.’ (Mark 3:35, NIV) Troubleshooting: If you are unable to follow the links in this message, copy and paste any of the following into the address bar of your internet browser:
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