
The Future of Brexit Britain
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The traumatic debates provoked by the EU referendum have subjected the idea of British identity to relentless and painful interrogation.
How might Britain as a multinational state understand its own defining moral and political commitments in relation to its European neighbours? If, as many suggest, a resurgence of English nationhood has been the driving force behind Brexit, how might the Church of England, as the 'national Church' in England, and its neighbouring Anglican Churches, respond to this and the many other missional challenges they face?
Those of us still wondering what to make of Brexit - including reflective Christians, politicians, journalists, think-tanks and religious leaders - will find much to stimulate thought and discussion here. The contributors have a wealth of specialist knowledge of the churches, Brexit and the EU; they draw on this and the legacies of Anglican - and more broadly Christian - social and political theology to offer their rich and nuanced responses to a range of crucial questions.
'Seeks to challenge Christians of all views to imagine a future with hope.' Dr Anna Rowlands
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Dr Jonathan Chaplin is a Member of the Divinity Faculty, University of Cambridge, Theos Research Associate and co-editor with Gary Wilton of God and the EU (Routledge, 2016).
Professor Emeritus Andrew Bradstock has been researching, teaching and writing about the relationship between faith, politics and social engagement for more than 30 years. From 2009-13 he was inaugural Howard Paterson Professor of Theology and Public Issues at the University of Otago where he established and directed New Zealand's first Centre for Theology and Public Issues. He is the author of David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor: The authorized biography of the celebrated cricketer and bishop (SPCK, 2019).
Content
- Intro
- The Future of Brexit Britain
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part 1 Reading Brexit truthfully
- 1 Brexit
- Competing visions of nation
- 2 Absent without leave
- The case for the EU you never heard
- 3 Patriotism and theology will have to come together again
- Royal Consciousness and the Church of England
- 4 The 'will of the people'? Or the 'good of the people'?
- 5 How the new liberalism contributed to Brexit
- Goodwin and Eatwell's 'Four Ds'
- Neutralist liberalism
- The new liberalism's self-censoring on Brexit
- Part 2 Hearing diverse voices attentively
- 6 Brexit, Englishness, ethnicity and race
- 7 'A welcoming, diverse and tolerant country'
- Brexit and the Scottish Episcopal Church
- 8 The future of Brexit Britain
- A view from Wales
- Introduction
- Evolving Welsh identity
- Political choices
- The economic landscape
- Devolution
- Some theological perspectives
- Some wider perspectives
- 9 Brexit and Ireland
- Theological possibilities
- What now?
- Appendix 1
- An open letter to the Prime Minister from an Irish Border bishop5
- 10 The eclipse of responsibility and an ethics gone awry
- An outsider's view from the inside
- Introduction
- The current situation: Europe, the EU and Brexit
- Political responsibility: an ethics gone awry?
- A theological-psychological analysis: the deep-seated concerns
- Conclusion: the role of the Church and the task ahead - a common vision for solidarity and responsibility
- Part 3 Engaging Europe faithfully
- 11 A vision for Europe
- Service
- Solidarity
- Subsidiarity
- Stewardship
- Security
- Sustainability
- Conclusion
- 12 Independent and globally engaged
- The UK after Brexit
- An Anglican heritage
- Advantages of Brexit
- Atlanticism and foreign policy
- Free trade and competitive markets
- Strengthening the social fabric
- The EU without the UK
- 13 Britain after Brexit
- Retrospect and prospect
- The altered normal
- The reasons for the alteration
- Transcending the new normal
- Applications to the British future
- 14 Britain, Europe and the wider world
- 15 What really matters: key concepts in the future negotiations
- Control
- Choice
- Vision - and compromise
- Neighbour
- Treaty-covenant
- Power
- Trust
- Back to vision
- Conclusion
- Part 4 Living beyond Brexit gracefully
- 16 Brexit-shaped Britain and the Church of England
- Looking back to look forwards
- 17 Reconciliation after Brexit
- Reflections from the Reformation
- A very British solution
- Brexit and learning from the Reformation
- The local and the universal
- 18 Grace after Brexit
- 19 Looking for the soul of Europe
- Part 5 Responses
- 20 Responses from Anglican politicians
- Sal Brinton
- Suzanne Evans
- Dominic Grieve
- 21 Responses from beyond Anglicanism
- John Denham
- Doug Gay
- Rachel Lampard
- Anthony Reddie
- Ben Ryan
- Conclusion
- What kind of nation(s)?
- Solidarity with Europe, post-Brexit
- The role of the churches
- Contributors
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