Before and Beyond the 'Big Society' - John Milbank and the Church of England's Approach to Welfare

John Milbank''s theology hasshaped much modern political thinking both within and without the Church. In Beforeand Beyond the ''Big Society'', Joseph Forde presents the first study devotedexclusively to John Milbank''s theology of welfare, and how it has influencedpolicy in the Church of England since 2008. By examining the favourable response the Church gave to the ''BigSociety'' project in 2010-12, Forde shows that Milbank''s Blue Socialistfingerprint increasingly dominates Church policy.