Together for the Common Good Podcast

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Together for the Common Good Podcast

A collection of talks exploring the common good as a catalyst to spiritual and civic renewal. In this time of upheaval, we address the big questions of our day - what it means to be human, justice, power, statecraft, economy, work, nature, social peace, technology, civic life - and much more. Speakers draw on the tradition of Catholic Social Thought to show in practical ways how common good thinking opens up pathways to hope. Soundtrack: Stuart Sinclair t4cg.substack.com

  1. Special episode - Written in Blood with Jenny Sinclair

    NOV 25

    Special episode - Written in Blood with Jenny Sinclair

    In this time of seismic change and instability, many of us are finding the scale of injustice overwhelming. It can be inspiring to look to the Christian martyrs for justice whose lives were “written in blood” – extraordinary people whose stories of truth, justice and peace, in the face of indifference and opposition, offered witness to a hope-filled future of solidarity and fraternity. But what are the causes of injustice in our time, and what does it mean to live a life written in blood today? This was the theme set for Jenny Sinclair for the 2023 Justice and Peace Europe General Assembly annual lecture. The lecture was given on 12 November 2023 in the oratory of St John’s co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, before the masterpiece the Beheading of St John the Baptist by Caravaggio. Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Connect with Together for the Common Good: Twitter: https://twitter.com/T4CG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TogetherForTheCommonGoodUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t4cg_insta/ Connect with Jenny Sinclair: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-sinclair-0589783b/ Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    45 min
  2. The 2024 Series EP#02 Grace, Truth and the Common Good the Future of Christian Social Action - With Jon Kuhrt

    JUL 19

    The 2024 Series EP#02 Grace, Truth and the Common Good the Future of Christian Social Action - With Jon Kuhrt

    Christian social action has grown significantly in the UK over the last two decades. But too often well-intentioned charitable initiatives are disconnected from justice, can deepen dependency and can drift in a secular direction. In a time of profound social and political change and increasing inequality, Jon Kuhrt opens up an honest conversation about impact, power and authentic Christian witness. Drawing on the wisdom of the Christian traditions, including Catholic social thought and the theology of Lesslie Newbigin, Jon also reflects on the legacy of Frank Field, in whose honour this talk was given. MP for Birkenhead for forty years, Frank was a committed Christian who put his faith into practice, and was unequalled in his dedication to improving the lives of people trapped in poverty. Jon Kuhrt is Chief Executive of Hope into Action and host of the Grace and Truth Blog. Formerly Jon was the Rough Sleeping Adviser to the UK Government Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and before that, CEO of West London Mission, and Director of Community Mission for Livability. He lives with his family in South London, and loves cricket. This lecture was held on 15 July 2024 and is part of our 2024 series exploring how Catholic Social Thought helps us stay human and build the common good in these uncertain times. Introduced by Jenny Sinclair, this event was held in partnership with CCLA. Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    52 min
  3. The 2024 Series EP#01 Evangelisation and Ideology: The Common Good Response to Identity Politics With Matthew Petrusek

    MAR 8

    The 2024 Series EP#01 Evangelisation and Ideology: The Common Good Response to Identity Politics With Matthew Petrusek

    Matt Petrusek demystifies the new secular ideologies, exploring their origins and features, offering a common good response rooted in the Catholic Social Thought tradition. He shows how this serves as an antidote to identity politics, providing us with not only a worldview shaped around the transcendent nature of the person, but also, in this moment of cultural confusion, an opportunity for evangelisation. Professor Matthew Petrusek is the Senior Director and Professor of Catholic Ethics at the Word on Fire Institute in the US. He writes and lectures on philosophical and theological ethics, Christian theology, politics, social issues and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. His latest book is Evangelisation and Ideology: How to understand and respond to the political culture. This lecture was held on 1 February 2024 and is part of our 2024 series exploring how Catholic Social Thought helps us stay human and build the common good in these uncertain times. Introduced by Jenny Sinclair, this was held in partnership with Word on Fire UK and CCLA. Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 4m
  4. LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#09: JUST PEACE? On social peace and the causes of division. With Sr Helen Alford

    MAR 7

    LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#09: JUST PEACE? On social peace and the causes of division. With Sr Helen Alford

    Drawing on Catholic Social Teaching, Sr Helen Alford examines the causes of division from the perspectives of economy, anthropology, truth, freedom and natural law, and explores how the people of the church are called to respond. Sr Helen Alford is president of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences and Dean of the Faculty for Social Sciences at the Angelicum, Rome’s Pontifical University. An economist, she teaches economic ethics, the history of technology, labour politics, and Catholic social thought. Sr Helen is from England, lives in Rome and is a sister of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena of Newcastle, Natal. This lecture was given on 27 November 2023 as part a series of nine lectures featuring speakers from different traditions who draw on Catholic Social Thought to explore how the Christian tradition can be a blessing on public life and discourse. Introduced and curated by Jenny Sinclair, these talks were held in partnership with Lincoln Cathedral and CCLA. Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt, where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 11m
  5. LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#08: JUST WORLD? How does God call us to balance the interests of people and planet? With Alison Milbank

    MAR 6

    LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#08: JUST WORLD? How does God call us to balance the interests of people and planet? With Alison Milbank

    Drawing on Catholic Social Teaching, Alison Milbank explores the common good approach to the conflicting interests of the environmental crisis and social injustice, and how the local church can be a part of the solution. Alison Milbank is Professor of Theology and Literature at the University of Nottingham and has authored many books. She is Priest Vicar and Canon Theologian at Southwell Minster, and co-founder of the Save the Parish movement. Alison is the author of many books, the latest of which is The Once and Future Parish (SCM, 2023). This lecture was given on 17 October 2023 as part a series of nine lectures featuring speakers from different traditions who draw on Catholic Social Thought to explore how the Christian tradition can be a blessing on public life and discourse. Introduced and curated by Jenny Sinclair, these talks were held in partnership with Lincoln Cathedral and CCLA. Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt, where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 7m
  6. LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#07: JUST WORKING? Why the dignity of work is at the heart of civic renewal and the politics of the common good. With Jon Cruddas

    MAR 5

    LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#07: JUST WORKING? Why the dignity of work is at the heart of civic renewal and the politics of the common good. With Jon Cruddas

    Jon Cruddas explores why decent work must be the cornerstone of a politics of the common good and why work is fundamentally a spiritual activity through which people collaborate with God for the redemption of humanity. Jon Cruddas is the Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham and author of The Dignity of Labour. Jon is an Honorary Professor at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham. He is also a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and a visiting professor at the University of Leicester. This lecture was given on 14 September 2023 as part a series of nine lectures featuring speakers from different traditions who draw on Catholic Social Thought to explore how the Christian tradition can be a blessing on public life and discourse. Introduced and curated by Jenny Sinclair, these talks were held in partnership with Lincoln Cathedral and CCLA. NB. This was rescheduled from 11 July when Jon Cruddas was detained in Parliament. Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt, where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    52 min
  7. LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#06: JUST WORKING? Catholic Social Thought and the Dignity of Work. With Maurice Glasman

    MAR 4

    LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#06: JUST WORKING? Catholic Social Thought and the Dignity of Work. With Maurice Glasman

    Maurice Glasman addresses the nature of work and how it has changed, how corporations have gained power while workers have lost out. He explores how the framework of Catholic social thought can guide us towards a more just and stable settlement. Lord Glasman is an English political theorist, Labour life peer and Professor of Politics at St Mary’s University. He is author of Blue Labour: the Politics of the Common Good. He is also director of The Common Good Foundation. This lecture was given on 11 July 2023 as part a series of nine lectures featuring speakers from different traditions who draw on Catholic Social Thought to explore how the Christian tradition can be a blessing on public life and discourse. Introduced and curated by Jenny Sinclair, these talks were held in partnership with Lincoln Cathedral and CCLA. NB. Jon Cruddas MP was scheduled to give this lecture, but was detained at the House of Commons. Lord Glasman kindly stepped in and gave this talk off-the-cuff at the last minute. The Jon Cruddas lecture was rescheduled for 14 September 2023 (see below). Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt, where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 2m
  8. LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#05: JUST ECONOMY? Catholic Social Thought, Mutualism and Roads Not Yet Taken. With Adrian Pabst

    MAR 3

    LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES EP#05: JUST ECONOMY? Catholic Social Thought, Mutualism and Roads Not Yet Taken. With Adrian Pabst

    Adrian Pabst argues that Catholic Social Thought is the most coherent body of ideas for social renewal, a gift to the world. In practical, grounded terms, he sets out how this tradition not only conceptualises a more just economy anchored in the dignity of the person and of work, but also reconciles the estranged interests of capital and labour, finance and production. Adrian Pabst is Professor of Politics at the University of Kent, author of Postliberal Politics: The Coming Era of Renewal, and Deputy Director at The National Institute of Economic and Social Research. An acknowledged expert in Catholic Social Thought and political economy, Adrian is among the leading figures seeding a growing cross party consensus for economic and civic renewal. This lecture was given on 23 May 2023 as part a series of nine lectures featuring speakers from different traditions who draw on Catholic Social Thought to explore how the Christian tradition can be a blessing on public life and discourse. Introduced and curated by Jenny Sinclair, these talks were held in partnership with Lincoln Cathedral and CCLA. Learn more at www.togetherforthecommongood.co.uk Listen to our sister podcast, Leaving Egypt, where we read the signs of the times and look to local stories of hope in these times of unravelling. Get full access to Together for the Common Good at t4cg.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 8m
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A collection of talks exploring the common good as a catalyst to spiritual and civic renewal. In this time of upheaval, we address the big questions of our day - what it means to be human, justice, power, statecraft, economy, work, nature, social peace, technology, civic life - and much more. Speakers draw on the tradition of Catholic Social Thought to show in practical ways how common good thinking opens up pathways to hope. Soundtrack: Stuart Sinclair t4cg.substack.com

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