At the turn of the Millennium, bell hooks wrote "Nowadays it is
fashionable to talk about race or gender; the uncool subject is class".
Drawing from a variety of sources, experiences, and intersections of
identity, this book addresses the relationship between church and class
in 21st Century Britain, exploring how to build intersectional
solidarity and struggle for justice and the common good. If, as hooks
wrote, it is uncool to talk about class, it seems that productive
discussions about Church and class might be even less palatable. Writing
from their own experiences of class and other intersections of
identity, contributors respond to this long silence, offering new and
progressive insights on this topic and how it relates to numerous
pressing issues for our time and contexts. With an initial focus on how
these issues relate to the established Church of England, the book also
contains reflections from other traditions to broaden the perspective.
Contributions from Ruth Harley, Rajiv Sidhu, Katherine Long, Selina
Stone, Sally Mann, Victoria Turner and Eve Parker. Foreword by Anthony
Reddie.
Luke Larner is an Anglican priest, theologian and community organiser. He was formerly a bricklayer.