SPACE IN THE CITY

WINCHESTER

in partnership with TRiPL – The Centre for Theology and Religion in Public Life

Autumn 2017

The Common Good

– an idea whose time has come?

on Wednesdays, 12.30 – 1pm, 11 October – 8 November
at The United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester (except 25 October at St Peter’s Pastoral Centre).
Refreshments available. No entrance charge, but your donations are most welcome.

The term ‘The Common Good’ is heard frequently in a variety of contexts, including the political platform and the pulpit. But what does it mean? More importantly, does it have anything useful to say to us today? We have invited the speakers in this series to explore how, in an increasingly fragmented, unequal and divided society, the Common Good offers a way forward in which everyone can play a role. The Common Good approach is inclusive and human, it transcends tribal lines, and it encourages everyone to take their share of responsibility, from the grassroots to the boardroom. Join us as we explore and re-imagine The Common Good:

11 October at the United Church	What is the Common Good? Nick Townsend Visiting Scholar at Sarum College and freelance writer / editor / educator
	The talk was introduced by the Rev’d Amanda Goulding and concluded by Professor Andrew Bradstock, convener of TRiPL. To listen again, click the ‘play’ button (grey triangle in the player bar below). † For copyright and download information, see below. Handout for this talk (PDF).
18 October at the United Church	Can the Common Good be good for business? The Rev’d Dr Philip Krinks (CEO, St Martin’s Partnership)
	The talk was introduced by the Rev’d Amanda Goulding and concluded by Professor Andrew Bradstock, convener of TRiPL. To listen again, click the ‘play’ button (grey triangle in the player bar below). † For copyright and download information, see below. Handout for this talk (PDF).
25 October at St Peter’s Pastoral Centre	The Common Good and the care of creation Dr Ruth Valerio (Churches and Theology Director, A Rocha UK)
	The talk was introduced by the Rev’d Amanda Goulding and concluded by Professor Andrew Bradstock, convener of TRiPL. To listen again, click the ‘play’ button (grey triangle in the player bar below). † For copyright and download information, see below. Due to incompatibility between our recorder and the sound system at St Peter’s, the recording is distorted but mostly intelligible. Also, in a few places the sound drops out altogether for a few seconds, for unknown reasons. We apologise for these deficiencies.
1 November at the United Church	For our Common Good, tell each other the truth! Jenny Sinclair (Director, Together for the Common Good)
	The talk was introduced by the Rev’d Amanda Goulding and concluded by Professor Andrew Bradstock, convener of TRiPL. To listen again, click the ‘play’ button (grey triangle in the player bar below). † For copyright and download information, see below. Jenny Sinclair has kindly provided the text of this talk (PDF).
8 November at the United Church	What does the Common Good mean for us? Professor Andrew Bradstock (Convener, TRiPL)
	The talk was introduced by the Rev’d Amanda Goulding. To listen again, click the ‘play’ button (grey triangle in the player bar below). † For copyright and download information, see below. This recording is of Andrew’s brief summary only. As Amanda explains in the introduction, the following questions and answers were not recorded.
† © Copyright of each recording or text belongs to the speaker. The material is made available on-line, by kind permission of the speakers, for personal, non-commercial use only. To download a MP3 file to your computer, click the portico symbol at the right-hand end of the player bar. This produces a new window or tab with the talk’s page on the Internet Archive site. Under the heading “Download Options”, right-click on “VBR MP3” and choose “Save Target As …”

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