Movement Day UK is a two day gathering of Church leaders, and leaders and practitioners (emerging and established) from many areas of society, who share a heart for the transformation of their towns and cities. It takes place at Westminster Central Hall, London on 6-7 October 2017. It is aimed at those who share a […]
Social Justice
Churches have long been concerned with fairness in society, particularly related to poverty and homelessness. Here we detail the involvement of the Churches in Britain and Ireland in social justice.
Poverty and homelessness
Details of churches and Christian organisations involved in poverty and homelessness issues are listed under Economics and Poverty.
Tax Justice
Churches and Christian organisations are also campaigning against tax dodging by large corporations which deprives governments here and abroad of funds that could be used to help the less well off (hidden offshore wealth has been estimated at as much as $36 trillion). These include:
Social justice groups
Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN)
Established by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales to develop the church’s social action.
National Justice & Peace Network
Seeks to encourage work for justice and peace by promoting communication and shared action between members, supporters and partners.
Eurodiaconia
A European network of churches and Christian NGOs providing social and health care services and advocating social justice.
Centre for Theology and Justice launched
The Centre for Theology and Justice was launched at Luther King House in Manchester on 10 May 2017. It is the culmination of various collaborations between Christian Aid, Church Action on Poverty, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and Luther King House, and aims to be ‘a space and an opportunity for sharing reflections, resources […]
Conversation Welcome
This new resource from the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) is designed to bring people together and help churches explore the important underlying questions about the sort of society we wish to live in, and to leave to future generations, following the UK referendum to leave the European Union (EU). It recognises that talking about […]
Future for Christianity in the 21st Century – Theos
Think tank, Theos, has followed up its ten year anniversary report looking at the future of Christianity in the UK with a series on its blog. The Theos report, Doing Good: A Future for Christianity in the 21st Century, put forward the concept of ‘Social Liturgy’ – doing good without overt proselytism (while always being […]
Homeless Sunday 22 January 2017
Homeless Sunday, a partnership between Housing Justice in England and Wales, and Scottish Churches Housing Action in Scotland, is an opportunity for Christians to pray for those in their own community who are homeless, consider practical steps they could take and voice their own concern about the scandal of homeless. In 2017, there will be a […]
Church Action on Poverty Sunday 2017
This year’s Church Action on Poverty Sunday will be on 26 February in 2017. This corresponds with ‘Transfiguration Sunday’ in many churches marking the Transfiguration of Jesus. On Church Action on Poverty Sunday 2017, you are invited to help transform and transfigure the Church. Pope Francis and other church leaders have called on Christians to […]
Church of the Poor? Conference 19 Nov 2016
What does Pope Francis’s challenge to be a ‘church of the poor’ actually mean? This is the theme of Church Action on Poverty’s annual conference from 10am to 4pm on Sat 19 November 2016 at Cross Street Chapel, Manchester. The conference will address: What is our shared vision of a Good Society? How does a […]
Social Justice resource for young people
A new resource, written by members of Christian Aid and the United Reformed Church (URC), aims to help young people in Church respond creatively to the challenges of social justice. Let Justice Flow covers a range of social justice issues, including climate change, world trade, poverty and the stigma which often surrounds mental health and […]
Good Society toolkit
Following the launch of the Good Society project on 21 May 2014, we are now looking for communities around the four nations to add their own voice and answer the question: ‘What does a Good Society mean to you?’ To help we have produced a toolkit that can be used by local groups to undertake their own Good Society […]
Good Society Project launch event
21 May 2014 Launching the [Good Society project] at the Cardinal Hume Centre on 21 May 2014, Cardinal Vincent Nichols made reference to comments made by Pope Francis saying ‘it is in the peripheries that you will meet the person of Christ most clearly. It is in those who are least endowed, least possessive of power that you […]
