Religion and Public Life
Tom Butler's Thoughts For The Day| By: | Tom Butler |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury UK |
| Print ISBN: | 9781441101778 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781441178008 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2011 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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For more than twenty years, Bishop Tom Butler has related religious belief to the events of public life, both national and global, in regular contributions to BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day. Each 'Thought' is prompted by current events, without knowing how the news will develop, thereby illustrating how religion relates to contemporary life and how the insights it offers may develop over time. Here, Tom Butler explores themes ranging from The Gulf Wars and Terrorism via Science, Medical Ethics and Political Life to Religion itself. Drawing on (and incorporating) a selection of Thought for the Day scripts covering a twenty-year period, he charts the developing relationship between religion and public life and explores the Church's role of bringing religious values and insights to bear on topical issues and restating the public's hopes and fears in religious language.