Category - prosperity with a purpose

Too much belief in the system

Simon Barrow — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:10:48 +0100

You often get more preoccupation with finance in church meetings and more serious attention to God in political meetings, says Simon Barrow. At least in terms of being sanguine about their respective claims. Sometimes.

Church should re-examine its economic heart

Press Office — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:54:14 +0100

Now is the right time for the Church of England to completely re-examine its assets and investment policies, says the religion and society think tank Ekklesia

The Ethics of Wealth Creation - The Moral Maze BBC Radio 4, 2nd March 2005

Press Office — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:09:31 +0000

Following Ekklesia's response to the report Prosperity with a Purpose, which looks at the morality and ethi

Is God Bankrupt? A theological response to Prosperity with a Purpose

Simon Barrow — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:29:59 +0000

The aim of this response to the new CTBI report on the ethics of affluence, offered by the theological think tank Ekklesia, is to clarify what it says and what it means; to reflect on its approach and how it justifies it; and then to look at how it makes use of theology in articulating principles for engaging market economics. We argue that while the document contains useful analysis and ideas, it is theologically weak in ways that may relate to other inadequacies. But we welcome it as a contribution to an ongoing and important discussion.

Simon Barrow