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Category archives: Social Engagement

The Left in Danger – Winning the battles, losing the war

First, let me clear the ground. I do not like the right wing attitudes that are suddenly (or suddenly to me) acceptable to spout in polite society. I do not wonder that people hold them, but I do wonder that these opinions are lauded and not seen as embarrassing. The policies that this climate is […]

Posted byJengie6th April 201814th May 2019Posted inCivic Culture, Personal Reflection, Social Engagement, UncategorisedLeave a comment on The Left in Danger – Winning the battles, losing the war

So what is so holy about being poor?

This is a late addition to a series of posts I made and it is in response to Bishop Philip North’s Hope for the Poor which he gave at New Wine in August. It is a good piece of writing and thought-provoking. I am for urban ministry and if you got this far in this […]

Posted byJengie23rd October 201712th June 2018Posted infaith, Personal Reflection, piety, Social Engagement, spiritualityTags: poverty2 Comments on So what is so holy about being poor?

The Myth of Theocracy

Let me start by saying what this is not about. It is not another debugging of the idea that there existed theocracies anywhere in the world, be it Geneva under Calvin, Scotland under Knox or the Pilgrim Father’s in America. I do not believe they thought that they had a theocracy; it is what others […]

Posted byJengie12th August 201712th August 2017Posted inpiety, Reformed Practical Piety, Social Engagement, spirituality, UncategorisedLeave a comment on The Myth of Theocracy

Full Circle – Advice to young recruits on hot topics

I see the enthusiasm of young people for hot topics: Climate Change, Politics, Immigration etc. I admire it, wish I was not so tired myself but… Over twenty years ago, pre-new Labour, I sat in the Chapter House in Iona late September. The week was the first ever JPIC week. If you are wondering what […]

Posted byJengie15th May 20174th October 2018Posted infaith, Personal Reflection, Social Engagement, spiritualityTags: Social Engagement1 Comment on Full Circle – Advice to young recruits on hot topics

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