February 8, 2019

Lord Griffiths: Things Fall Apart – The Centre Cannot Hold

  This is a transcript of a talk given at St Michaels Church, Chester Square, 23rd January 2019. The title I have chosen for this talk, “Things fall apart: the centre cannot hold”, is a line from a poem, the Second Coming, by the Irish poet W.B.Yeats which was published in 1919. It was written against...

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December 3, 2018

Lord Griffiths: Is there a Christian Alternative to Capitalism and Socialism?

This is a transcribed lecture given at the Morlan Pantyfedwen Annual Lecture 2018. I count it a great privilege to be invited to give this lecture not least because of the number of distinguished clergy, theologians and historians who have given it over the past half century. The idea for the subject of the lecture was the...

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March 16, 2017

Cameron Hepburn: Carbon Trading – Unethical, Unjust and Ineffective?

  Carbon Trading – Unethical, Unjust and Ineffective? by Cameron Hepburn was presented at the “Green Markets, Sustainable Business” conference on Thursday 2nd March 2017, at One Great George Street, London.            

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February 19, 2016

Richard Turnbull: The moral challenge of the market

(This is a transcript from a speech given at Exeter University, 2016) Doing God’s business: The morality of the market: a Christian view of the market economy, government and social justice Introduction: The moral challenge of the market Thank you very much indeed for the invitation to lecture this morning on a Christian view on...

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September 2, 2015

Lord Griffiths: Who is the Good Samaritan today?

  Who is the Good Samaritan today? The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most popular, well-known and compelling stories Jesus ever told. Rather than teaching in an academic and rather dry way by making general statements, Jesus taught people by telling stories which caught their imagination. Invariably the stories were simple,...

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July 22, 2015

Evangelicals and Poverty

An historical and theological perspective of the way evangelical Christians respond to poverty. This piece is being written by the Director, Revd Dr Richard Turnbull, as a chapter in a book to be published in the USA by the  Institute for Faith, Work and Economics in McLean, Virginia, USA. Please find the paper here.

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July 22, 2015

Starbucks and corporation tax

What are the issues with Starbucks and tax? Dr Richard Turnbull has undertaken a detailed analysis of Starbucks’ accounts and published statements.   His paper is available here.        

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July 22, 2015

Engaging with New Testament Wealth Ethics in the 21st Century

The first in our series of “Conversations in Theology” was held on 15 May 2013 in London. A paper was delivered by our Associate Christopher Hays, to a gathering of around 20 invited guests, interested in the topic “Wealth Ethics in the New Testament”. Please find a copy of the paper here.

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July 20, 2015

Lord Shaftesbury – Responsibility and the Welfare of Humanity

Dr Richard Turnbull, Director of CEME, presented a paper to invited guests at the CCLA in London on 24 September 2013. A copy of his paper can be found here.

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May 24, 2015

Entrepreneurial Leaders Conference – November, 2012

The Revd Dr Richard Turnbull presented a paper at the Entrepreneurial Leaders’ Conference in Vancouver in November 2012 on the topic : Can I be ethical and make money at the same time?    A video of this presentation is now available on the ELO website. Please find Richard Turnbull’s paper here.

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