Church Action for Fair Trade as Public Theology: Learning from the Experience of the Mainstreaming of Fair Trade in the United Kingdom

Church action for Fair Trade in the United Kingdom serves as an example of an activity, inspired and guided by theology, which has grown to involve the active participation of large numbers of churchgoers. Public recognition of Fair Trade is high, embracing a wide, secular society. The expansion of...

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Autor principal: Dawson, Mark (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Brill [2019]
En: International journal of public theology
Año: 2019, Volumen: 13, Número: 1, Páginas: 55-71
Clasificaciones IxTheo:CH Cristianismo y sociedad
KBF Islas Británicas
NCC Ética social
Otras palabras clave:B Justice
B Public Theology
B Fair Trade
B Congregation
B Mainstreaming
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Sumario:Church action for Fair Trade in the United Kingdom serves as an example of an activity, inspired and guided by theology, which has grown to involve the active participation of large numbers of churchgoers. Public recognition of Fair Trade is high, embracing a wide, secular society. The expansion of Fair Trade has come at a price, however, with the increasing involvement of large commercial organisations threatening diminution of the original theological insight. In learning from the experience of the mainstreaming of Fair Trade in the United Kingdom, it could be argued that the theological reflection that gave rise to the Fair Trade movement was the beginning of a public theology. It needs to be acknowledged and now taken further, to respond to the changing context. A public theology involving congregations should be nurtured, so that the public theological insight can be disseminated and its guidance put into practice.
ISSN:1569-7320
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341562