In this issue we respond, not surprisingly, to the current financial
crisis. Journalist Michael Smith documents the self-inflicted
wounds of capitalism and suggests that help can be found by attending
to what Adam Smith, the so-called father of capitalism, really
said. John Lovatt weighs in with a theological contribution which
advocates Christ-like banking and shows what it might look like.
Peter Heslam emphasises the ongoing importance, especially during
an economic downturn, of entrepeneurship - the subject of the
springtime conference at Ridley Hall.
Over the last year CABE has run a series of lively Network Papers
at the Hoop & Grapes in Farringdon. Following the publication
of Herta von Stiegel’s paper on Nehemiah and leadership
in the last issue, we are delighted to publish two more in the
series. Sheryl Haw explains the accountability deficit in the
work of humanitarian aid agencies, and shows how a new Standard
she has helped to develop is changing the situation. Joshua Rey
draws from his varied experience in propounding three intriguing
paradoxes. If you want to understand how, for example, leadership
is responsible but has to be exercised irresponsibly, turn to
p.27.
Chris Bemrose, a frequent contributor to FiBQ, offers some very
thoughtful insights about using the Bible in an imaginative way
to increase organisational awareness. We also offer reviews of
two important books in the ‘faith and work’ area which
have been published recently: David Miller’s God at Work
and Paul Valler’s Get a Life.
Several readers commented on the improvement in the sharpness
of the pictures in the last issue, 12:1. Our new printers, Rowtype,
deserve credit for this. It is only fair to say that some problems
we’d had with the previous printers (including faulty pagination;
we apologise to any readers who received issues with pages in
the wrong order) contributed to the change. Nevertheless, we do
want to pay tribute and say thank you to Crossprint, the printers
with whom FiBQ worked in partnership for its first 11 years.
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