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On Human Worth

A Christian Vindication of Equality

On Human Worth

A Christian Vindication of Equality

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£21.99

Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 9780334028253
Number of Pages: 318
Published: 01/01/2001
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.6 cm

This book makes a significant contribution to the contemporary debate about equality and argues that Christian notions of equality are still challengingly relevant in today's world and in contemporary discussion.

A central place is afforded to issues of public policy and economic relationships, since in the author's view a decent community should affirm and demonstrate a commitment to justice in the way it is structured and in its dealings with its members, particularly the poor, the vulnerable and the excluded.

Duncan B Forrester

Duncan Baillie Forrester (10 November 1933 – 29 November 2016) was a Scottish theologian and the founder of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at New College, University of Edinburgh. He was latterly honorary fellow and professor emeritus at New College. His writings are contributions to Christian ethics, missiology, practical theology, and political and public theology. He died on 29 November 2016 at the age of 83.

Duncan B. Forrester

Duncan B Forrester is Professor of Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh. As a minister of the Church of Scotland, and a former member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, he is active in church and ecumenical affairs in Scotland and beyond. His many books include Theology and Politics, Beliefs, Values and Policies, and Christian Justice and Public Policy.

'Duncan Forrester's book is essential reading on a disturbing topic which most of us acknowledge but with which few of us know how to deal. Like the author, I feel guilty every time I see a beggar on the streets or at the door. I know that in God's sight we are somehow equal, but there is a huge gulf between us. Can it be bridged? What does it require of us? Forrester writes out of a lifetime of wrestling with such questions, and also with passion, clarity, and conviction.' -- John W de Gruchy, Professor of Christian Studies, University of Cape Town

'This is a profound and moving book: profound in its rigorous engagement with some of the deepest questions in social and political theory; moving in that it attends closely to the impact of poverty and inequality on the lives and prospects of ordinary people.' -- Raymond Plant, Professor of Politics, University of Southampton