Public Spirit: Connecting Citizenship and Discipleship in a Global Era

by William Storrar

Public Spirit argues a case for the Christian to work with diverse neighbours for the common good and in critical solidarity with liberal democracy. This book is for Christians and fellow-citizens concerned about the crisis of public life in the West - including voter apathy and alienation from democratic politics, the rise of extremism and clashing identities, and the turbulent new world order of globalisation. It argues the case for being public-spirited citizens, and explores its Christian sources for the twenty-first century. Drawing on the author's experience in devolved Scotland, and interviews with post-apartheid South African public leaders, Public Spirit argues a presently unfashionable case for the Christian as 'the neighbourhood saint', working with diverse neighbours for the common good and in critical solidarity with liberal democracy.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 27, 2012

About the author

William Storrar is Director of Center of Theological Inquiry (CTI), known for his contribution on public theology.