Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
Pinning the politicians
February 4, 2020
Social justice theologian Dr Kevin Hargaden suggests some tough questions for politicians and some possible answers for those asking them
Read moreHow do we think theologically about general elections?
January 29, 2020
KEVIN HARGADEN :: Elections are a serious business, even if experience leaves us with reduced expectations
Read moreLaunch of JCFJ’s strategic plan
December 18, 2019
Kevin Hargaden, team leader at JCFJ, spoke with Pat Coyle ahead of the launch of the think-tank's strategic plan 2019-2023
Read moreA time of risks and threats
November 19, 2019
October's Working Notes takes a look at concrete issues of public policy but views them in terms of the conceptual framework which informs them
Read moreJesuit centre’s ‘independent and critical voice’
November 6, 2019
Ciara Murphy and Keith Adams, new staff members at JCFJ, highlight the centre's ability to act as an independent, critical voice on environmental and social policy
Read morePrayer and protest for climate action
October 9, 2019
Students of Gonzaga College SJ and Belvedere College SJ live out their motto to be 'men and women for and with others' at the recent strike for Global Climate Action...
Read moreJoining young people for climate action
September 17, 2019
Ciara Murphy, Environmental Justice Advocate at JCFJ, draws from the Pope's encyclical letter Laudato Si’ to expain why she is protesting with school students on 20 September
Read moreThe many faces of crime
August 21, 2019
The late summer issue of Working Notes goes beyond the definition of crime in relation to the law to include cases of 'economic crime', 'carbon crime' and crime with regard...
Read moreClimate Action Plan: Will we adapt to climate chaos?
July 11, 2019
CIARA MURPHY (JCFJ) :: The Government's Climate Action Plan lacks urgency and shows no awareness of the scale of the impending crisis.
Read moreThe Climate Action Plan theologically considered
July 2, 2019
KEVIN HARGADEN :: In spite of the initial positive reception, there are good reasons why enthusiasm for the Government's Climate Action Plan has dampened.
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