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Shaping debate on religion in public life; continuing Archbishop William Temple's legacy of faith-informed social reform
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As autumn evenings draw in and pressures on social care grow, book your place and join us for hopeful conversations and ideas to shape the future of social care.🍂
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October 30, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Whose needs are overlooked? Who bears the costs? And what does the future of care look like?

Join this short course to explore R.H Tawney’s Christian Socialism and practical approaches to care beyond individual charity and family responsibility.

🗓️9-27 Nov 👇
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October 21, 2026 at 10:55 AM
📢Have you reserved your Early Bird place?

🗓️Book by 18 Oct & join us in Nov to address the crisis in social care

Explore theology, social work, policy & community care, with perspectives from Britain & Japan!

Learn ab the course & meet our great instructors!👇
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October 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
🎓NEW COURSE: Are you interested in practical theology, social work & community approaches to care?

Hear from Dr Masako Hayashi about what to expect from her new online course - Tawney, Christian Socialism & Care.

Sign up to our exciting new programme!👇
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October 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
📢 We are launching a new online course - 'Tawney, Christian Socialism & Care'. As the need to fix the crisis is becoming more urgent, join us to re-imagine social care together!

Register with Early Bird Discount by 18 Oct!

Dates: 9-27 Nov
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Tawney, Christian Socialism and Care, Mon 9 Nov 2026 - Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Crisis in Social Care and Unfinished Questions of Modernity With Britain’s social care system in crisis, what kind of care do ...
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October 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
This year, we are launching a new programme of short courses and events - ‘Public Theology and Social Justice in Uneasy Times’.

Watch this space - more information coming very soon!
September 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
NEW TEMPLE TRACT: Other Than Christian Faith Traditions in the 1985 Faith in the City Report: Historical Analysis & Contemporary Reflection

@paulgweller.bsky.social's timely reflection on religious diversity, pluralism and the continuing legacy of FitC

williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-tracts/
June 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
NEW PODCAST: Britain's New Political Frontier - Faith and Faultlines in a Changing Nation, ep.2 of our new Faith Seeking Justice series

Hear Tabitha von Kaufmann discuss the politicisation and increasing visibility of faith in contemporary Britain:
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June 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
LAUNCHING: But Where Are The Women? Reckoning With The Quiet Revival, the first episode of our new podcast series Faith Seeking Justice

Listen to Abigail King on the state of faith in the UK today and the distinctiveness of Gen Z in that story: open.spotify.com/episode/5FDq...
April 28, 2026 at 8:25 AM
NEW BLOG: 'theology ... relates to everything; its pedagogy is that of wholeness, inviting us to an entire process of engaging with all the sciences through our participation in wisdom. We ignore it at our peril.'

Read Yazid Said here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/religion-the...
April 27, 2026 at 7:47 AM
'People...need a place to go with our grief that is neither hatred, nor despair … nor either the immobilising self-deception of obligatory positivity that the Christian mainstream all too often seems to mean by “hope.”'

@carolynwhitnall.bsky.social: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/the-bright-s...
April 26, 2026 at 12:12 PM
LAUNCHING THIS WEEK: Faith Seeking Justice, the new series of the William Temple Foundation podcast

Abigail King will join us to discuss the state of faith in the UK today in the aftermath of The Quiet Revival Report

Stay tuned to catch this timely conversation!
April 22, 2026 at 9:04 AM
NEW BLOG: @carolynwhitnall.bsky.social examines lament, marketed Christianity, and 'positive thinking' in The Bright Side and the Rise of the Far Right

Read here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/the-bright-s...
April 22, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Have you read the second in our latest series of blogs?

Alex Smith presents an Augustinian reminder for the Church in a world in crisis: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/an-augustini...
April 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Weary at the state of our politics? Concerned about the world's future? Augustine may have something to offer you

Read Alex Smith's blog: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/an-augustini...
April 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
NEW BLOG: 'if the state is seen as synonymous with the outworking of the Kingdom of God, how then does one respond when the empire’s stability crumbles, when its security seems uncertain, and the symbol of its might is sacked by an enemy army?'

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April 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Have you read the first blog in our latest series?

Masako Hayashi presents an ethical strategy for rebuilding after political collapse, in the tradition of Archbishop William Temple

Read here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/love-your-en...
March 26, 2026 at 8:07 AM
NEW BLOG: 'To love one’s enemies is not to soften conflict but to prepare ethically for the world that may begin after the collapse of the present one.'

Masako Hayashi sets out a case for ethical preparedness in the face of political collapse:
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March 23, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Join Chris Baker online or in-person this Saturday (21st) as he contributes to 'The Quiet Revival: myth, memory or movement?' symposium

We're delighted to partner with Progressive Christianity Network and Westminster College, Cambridge

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March 18, 2026 at 8:26 AM
NEW PODCAST: Director of Research Chris Baker interviews Dr Richard McNeill Douglas on the vital contributions of public theology as we address and engage with the climate crisis

Listen here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/podcast/
March 18, 2026 at 8:03 AM
What does it mean to seek renewal in neighbourhoods shaped by loss, resilience, and hope?

Sarah Small's Temple Urban Tract reflects on place, faithfulness, and long-term presence in urban contexts

Read here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-tract...

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February 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
How should theology respond to austerity and structural poverty?

Dr Joseph Forde reviews @chrisshannahan.bsky.social's Life on the Breadline - a powerful, research-led call for an austerity-age theology of liberation

Read: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/review-of-li...
February 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Have you read? In our latest Temple Tract, Kat Gregory-Witham considers relational Christian engagement in complex urban settings

Read today: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/temple-tracts/
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
NEW REVIEW: Dr Joseph Forde reviews Chris Shannahan's 'Life on the Breadline: Theology, Poverty and Politics in an Age of Austerity'.

How has Christian theology historically contributed to tackling and reducing poverty? Read here: williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/review-of-li...
February 4, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Have you watched? In our last webinar, Fr Ryan Bennett offered an insightful synopsis linking two key theological figures of the 20th Century, with stimulating responses from the Very Revd Sally Foster-Fulton and Professor Will Storrar

Watch here: youtu.be/n31icZHHr4o
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM