church and public issues - archive
economic crisis
debt
Churches and Christian organisations have been concerned for years about growing levels of personal debt and the disproportional effect this has on the poor in various ways.
Matter of Life and Debt
A Church of England campaign originally launched in early 2008, kept up to date with a variety of resources both practical and spiritual responding to the credit crunch.
Church of England website
Prayers for those in debt or redundant
Prayers to comfort people made redundant, those remaining in the workplace following a round of redundancies, and those in debt.
Church of England
Debt on Our Doorstep
A campaign of Church Action on Poverty which aims to end extortionate lending and ensure universal access to affordable credit and other financial services.
Church Action on Poverty website
Stewardship
A Christian financial support services charity.
Stewardship website
Life Beyond Debt
The Evangelical Alliance's response to the current economic crisis.
Life Beyond Debt website
Credit Action
A national money education charity.
Credit Action website
Christian Council for Monetary Justice
An open forum which seeks to make people more aware of the pertinence of faith to the economic order.
Christian Council for Monetary Justice website