Last week we carried on studying biblical economic justice, this time turning to the New Testament. We looked at three passages: God and Money First we read the famous words of Jesus, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or...
What decisions would God make to create economic justice if He were Chancellor of the Exchequer? How would He set taxation and interest rates, or any other economic rules, in order to create a national economy that balances wealth creation and justice? It’s not such a...
In the past there were no private insurance policies, hospitals, and state-funded medical help. Sickness and poverty followed each other in a downward spiral from which no return was possible. The story of the woman with a haemorrhage of blood happens right in the...
There’s a phrase we’ve started to use to describe ourselves at Sanctuary. When asked who we are and what do we do, we respond with… We’re a young adult community exploring spirituality, justice and leadership in central London. But how do we break that down further?...
The foundational story upon which all Western culture is based is the myth of redemptive violence. So says Walter Wink, an American twentieth century theologian and sociologist, and I find myself becoming more and more inclined to agree with him. The myth of...
