'John Atherton’s work has served as beacon to many in the church, academy and wider world. Prescient, pastoral and probing - and whether writing economics, politics or business - Atherton’s work has stood out as one the very best exemplars of public theology in recent times.  His writing represents a natural theological successor to William Temple’s legacy, and as such, will continue to serve the cause and hope of public theology for the foreseeable future. Christopher Baker and Elaine Graham have assembled a rich, wise and searching body of contributors, whose essays continue to grapple with Atherton’s agenda. Namely, making sense of theology as a public discourse for the re-shaping of society – and not merely some internal language to be spoken by Christians alone. This book has urgency and poise, coupled to wisdom and application. It is one the very best contributions to public theology to have emerged in recent years.' -- Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford