Theology and Civil Society advances our understanding of what civil society is and offers a theologically informed re-imagining of our shared social life. It explores contemporary manifestations of the kind of collective action observed in civil society since the 1800s.

Foreword by Rowan Williams; Introduction, Charles Pemberton; Part One: Civil Society as a Sphere of Association; 1 Faith in Action: Lessons from Citizens UK's Work in East London, Jane Wills; 2 Perspectives of Change - Faith Based Organisations and Climate Change Action, Anna Huxley; 3 When Political Theology takes an Ecclesial Turn, Who is Left Out in the Cold? Revisiting Manchester's Oxford Road with Graham Ward, Al Barrett; Part Two: Civil Society as a Sphere of Mediation; 4 Politics in the Cyber-City, Michael Raubach; 5 Foundation, but Foundation Only: Considerations Regarding Hegel's Account of Religion, the Modern State and Civil Society, Friedrike Schick; 6 Theology and Exclusion: From Charity to Advocacy to Deep Solidarity, Joerg Rieger; Part Three: Theo-political Re-imaginings of Civil Society; 7 Liberalism and the Pre-Modern: A Theological Appreciation of the Politics of Jo Grimond, Ben Wood; 8 'With the Pertinacity of Bloodhounds': Hegelian Comments on an Old Text of Fr. Daniel Berrigan's, Andrew Shanks; 9 Embedding State and Market Institutions in Civil Society: Faith, Fraternity and the Building of an Ethical Economy, Adrian Pabst; Conclusion, Charles Pemberton