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This chapter argues that embracing the Common Good takes us beyond a traditional understanding of democracy, with its emphasis on periodic elections involving parties promoting sectional interests, towards consideration of the question of what 'politics' is for and how it can fulfil its raison d'etre, the well-being of the people for whom it exists. Specifically the Common Good provokes reflection upon the sort of society we have and the kind of society we would like. A focus on 'social justice' can provide a starting point for a conversation about what constitutes the Common Good.

Intro -- The Future of Brexit Britain -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1 Reading Brexit truthfully -- 1 Brexit -- Competing visions of nation -- 2 Absent without leave -- The case for the EU you never heard -- 3 Patriotism and theology will have to come together again -- Royal Consciousness and the Church of England -- 4 The 'will of the people'? Or the 'good of the people'? -- 5 How the new liberalism contributed to Brexit -- Goodwin and Eatwell's 'Four Ds' -- Neutralist liberalism -- The new liberalism's self-censoring on Brexit -- Part 2 Hearing diverse voices attentively -- 6 Brexit, Englishness, ethnicity and race -- 7 'A welcoming, diverse and tolerant country' -- Brexit and the Scottish Episcopal Church -- 8 The future of Brexit Britain -- A view from Wales -- Introduction -- Evolving Welsh identity -- Political choices -- The economic landscape -- Devolution -- Some theological perspectives -- Some wider perspectives -- 9 Brexit and Ireland -- Theological possibilities -- What now? -- Appendix 1 -- An open letter to the Prime Minister from an Irish Border bishop5 -- 10 The eclipse of responsibility and an ethics gone awry -- An outsider's view from the inside -- Introduction -- The current situation: Europe, the EU and Brexit -- Political responsibility: an ethics gone awry? -- A theological-psychological analysis: the deep-seated concerns -- Conclusion: the role of the Church and the task ahead - a common vision for solidarity and responsibility -- Part 3 Engaging Europe faithfully -- 11 A vision for Europe -- Service -- Solidarity -- Subsidiarity -- Stewardship -- Security -- Sustainability -- Conclusion -- 12 Independent and globally engaged -- The UK after Brexit -- An Anglican heritage -- Advantages of Brexit -- Atlanticism and foreign policy -- Free trade and competitive markets -- Strengthening the social fabric.

Justin (ca. 100-ca. 165) and Cyprian (ca. 300) --The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Second Century) --Pelagius (Late Fourth and Early Fifth Centuries CE) --Joachim of Fiore (1135-1202) and Peter Olivi (1248-1298) --Marguerite Porete (d. 1310) --John Ball (d. 1381) --William Langland (1330-1387) --Jan Hus (ca. 1372-1415) --Lollard Sermon for Christmas Day on Luke 2:1-14 (Early Fifteenth Century) --Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) --Defending the Indians --Argula von Grumbach (ca. 1492-1554) --Thomas M{uml}untzer (1489?-1525) --William Tyndale (1494-1536) --Early Anabaptist Writings --The Family of Love --Early Baptist Worship --Thomas Helwys (ca. 1550-ca. 1616) --The Levellers --John Milton (1608-1674) --Gerrard Winstanley (1609-1676) --Abiezer Coppe (1619-1672) --Anna Trapnel (ca. 1654) --Priscilla Cotton and Mary Cole --Anne Wentworth (ca. 1679) --James Nayler (ca. 1617-1660) --John Bunyan (1628-1688) --William Blake (1757-1827) --John Woolman (1720-1772) --The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (ca. 1797-d1883) --Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) --Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) --Joseph Arch (1826-1919) --Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918) --Padraig Pearse (1879-1916) --Frank Weston (1871-1924) --The Barmen Declaration (1934) --Dorothy Day (1897-1980) --The Worker-Priests --Jacques Ellul (1912-1994) --Alan Ecclestone (1904-1992) --Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) --Camilo Torres (1929-1966) --Dorothee Soelle (1929- ) --The Solentiname Community (1966-1977) --Steve Biko (1946-1977) --Stanley Hauerwas on John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) --William Stringfellow (1928-1985) --Ian M. Fraser --Carter Heyward --Herbert McCabe (1926-2001) --Oscar Romero (1917-1980) --John Vincent (1929- ) --The Kairos Document (1985) --Carlos Mesters --The Interpretative Method of "Unlock" --Theology from the Perspective of "Third-World" Women --Sigqibo Dwane --Sara Maitland --Kenneth Leech (1939- ) --Daniel Berrigan (1921- ) --Gustavo Guti{acute}errez (1928- ) --Thomas Hanks.

This chapter examines what is meant by 'the Common Good'. It attempts a definition of the term, explores its secular and religious origins (including within the Judaeo-Christian scriptures), and examines its relationship with 'the state', 'the 'market', 'politics' and other tenets of Catholic Social Teaching such as 'subsidiarity'. By reference to the work of Bishop David Sheppard and Archbishop Derek Worlock in Liverpool in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, it also reflects on what the Common Good looks like 'in practice'.

Exploring the ethical frameworks and principles upon which governments can and should base their policies, this study draws on papers from the 2009 Ethical Foundations of Public Policy conference held in Wellington, covering topics such as ethics in decision making and advice giving, sustainability, equality and justice, and measuring progress. The examination contends that interplay between ethical considerations and policy creation is often complex, controversial, and challenging but that the careful management of this interplay is vital to the effective functioning of liberal, democratic go

Ethics and public policy /Jonathan Boston, Andrew Bradstock, and David Eng --Part I:Ethical foundations of public policy.Justice, humanity, and prudence /Tom Campbell --Doing ethical policy analysis /Michael Mintrom --The public servant as analyst, adviser, and advocate /David Bromell --Be careful what you wish for /John Uhr --Part II:Ethics of climate change.The most important thing about climate change /John Broome --Recognising ethics to help a constructive climate change debate /Andy Reisinger and Howard Larsen --Sharing the responsibility of dealing with climate change: Interpreting the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities /Dan Weijers, David Eng, and Ramon Das --Virtue and the commons /Xavier Márquez --Part III:Perspectives on ethics and the economy.Tackling economic inequality /Andrew Bradstock --Is ethics important for economic growth? /David Rea --Regulation of financial markets: Panics, moral hazard, and the long-term good /Simon Smelt --An alternative reply to the free-rider objection against unconditional citizenship grants /Julia Maskivker.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction: The Complex and Contested History of Democracy -- Part I Pre-Classical Democracy -- Chapter 1 Prehistory -- Chapter 2 The Assyrians -- Chapter 3 Ancient India -- Chapter 4 Ancient China -- Chapter 5 Israel and Phoenicia -- Part II Classical Democracy -- Chapter 6 Early Greece -- Chapter 7 Athens -- Chapter 8 Rome -- Part III Medieval Democracy -- Chapter 9 Islam -- Chapter 10 Venice -- Chapter 11 The Nordic Countries -- Chapter 12 The Christian Church -- Part IV Early Modern Democracy -- Chapter 13 The English Parliament -- Chapter 14 The Levellers and Diggers -- Chapter 15 The Swiss Cantons -- Chapter 16 The American Revolution -- Chapter 17 The French Revolution -- Part V Colonialism and Democracy -- Chapter 18 Africa -- Chapter 19 Native Americans -- Chapter 20 Australasia -- Chapter 21 Singapore -- Part VI National Movements -- Chapter 22 1808: South American Liberation -- Chapter 23 1848: European Revolutions -- Chapter 24 1919: After Versailles -- Chapter 25 1945: Post-Second World War Japan -- Chapter 26 1989: Eastern Europe -- Part VII Peoples' Movements -- Chapter 27 Anti-Slavery -- Chapter 28 Women's Suffrage -- Chapter 29 Socialism, Communism, Anarchism -- Chapter 30 Civil Rights -- Part VIII Democracy Today -- Chapter 31 South Africa -- Chapter 32 Bolivia -- Chapter 33 Georgia -- Chapter 34 Iraq -- Chapter 35 Burma -- Chapter 36 China since Tiananmen Square -- Chapter 37 Islam since 9/11 -- Part IX Futures and Possibilities -- Chapter 38 Democracy Promotion -- Chapter 39 Transnational Democracy -- Chapter 40 Digital Democracy -- Chapter 41 Radical Democracy -- Chapter 42 Deliberative Democracy -- Chapter 43 New Thinking -- Conclusion: The Future History of Democracy -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index