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Subtitle: By Matthew N. Williams
A relational understanding of human dignity as basis for Christian Democracy
The crisis in European Christian Democracy is a fact that is practically never denied by any observer of the European political landscape. In most Western-European countries, the average age of the electorate of traditional centre-right and Christian-democrat parties is above 60. In Central Europe the situation may be slightly better on average but the question here is whether many of the parties concerned can be deemed Christian-democrat or rather pragmatic populist with Christian-democrat features. This immediately raises the question: ‘What is the core identity of Christian Democracy in the 21st century?’ About the author: Dr Matt Williams is a theologian who has worked in Malawi, Northern Ireland and England. His main interest has been to establish a biblical approach to the issue of poverty in both theory and practice. He is currently the Head of Biblical Insight at the Jubilee Centre in Cambridge. Outside of professional work, he is involved in several social and environmental projects as well as his local church. Most of all, he has the pleasure of building home with his wife and raising their son as a disciple of Jesus.
A relational understanding of human dignity as basis for Christian Democracy
