The basic question addressed in this series was whether, or to what extent, the secular state has rendered the traditional welfare activities of faith communities redundant, or whether the latter are all the more needed given the increasing (?) weaknesses of the welfare state.
"Podcasts of the series may now be heard by clicking the lecture titles below. In the event of any technical problems, contact ele@manchester.ac.uk.
Thursday October 11th 2007:
Clive Lawton: “Judaism: Religion or Welfare State?”
chaired by Reuven Silverman; welcome by Alistair Ulph, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
Wednesday October 24th 2007:
Graham Ward: “Poverty and Piety: On the Loss of a Civic Virtue”
chaired by Max Elstein
Thursday November 8th 2007:
Imtiaz Husain: “Religion and the Welfare State: a Muslim perspective”
chaired by David Berkley
Thursday November 22nd 2007:
Michael Hoelzl: “Solidarity and Altruism: Who is Running the Extra Mile in a Secular State?”
chaired by Bernard Jackson
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