In the year in which the campaign to Make Poverty History has been launched, an economist, Dr Kamran Modif, and a theologian, Revd Marcus Braybrooke – a now retired priest in Oxfordshire who is also president of the World Congress of Faiths – have joined in a dialogue to consider how economics and theology could be brought together again. Their book, Promoting the Common Good, debates equity and efficiency, production and consumption, economic and spiritual well-being and happiness, economic growth and social justice, free trade and fair trade and profit maximisation and sustainability.
The Foreword is written by the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Richard Harries, and he writes: ‘I very much welcome this book and believe that its themes are of crucial importance to the world today.’
Promoting the Common Good
by Marcus Braybrooke and Kamran Modif
published by Shepheard-Walwyn
£9.95
The Church Explorer’s Handbook is a pocket reference guide designed to help everyone who enjoys looking at churches to spot the most interesting features in and around any church, and to understand their significance. It will help to unravel the remarkable stories contained in stone, wood and glass in every city, town and village in the country.
Have you ever wondered what gargoyles are for? Do you know how a fugitive claimed sanctuary from the law in a church? Have you found yourself questioning who might be responsible for the ancient graffiti in our churches… could it really be the clergy? Or why yew trees were planted in churchyards? This book has the answers to these questions, and many more!
Written in a user-friendly style, packed with information and illustrations, this book is a source of inspiration to all those who already enjoy (or who might like to begin) exploring our church buildings, and of encouragement to those who spend many hours lovingly caring for their local church.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Founder of The Open Churches Trust writes in his Foreword: ‘This excellent publication fills a huge gap in our understanding of one of the most amazing collections of buildings in the world.’
The Church Explorers Handbook
by Clive Fewins
published by Canterbury Press
£14.99
Natalie Abbott is The DOOR's Editorial Assistant.
