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T H E ‘Social capital is the glue that holds communities together and it is a vital CONTRIBUTORS commodity in short supply. This book offers welcome recognition of those M ’In this increasingly uncertain society of post truth in which we live, these lectures and discussions public servants and private citizens who recognize a moral imperative in O Claire Foster-Gilbert working to make our society stronger.’ are thought-provoking and timely. Congratulations R –Mark Easton, BBC News Home Editor to the Westminster Abbey Institute.‘ A William Hague EE L –Baroness Butler-Sloss, Member MMoorraall John Hall H HH of the House of Lords One year on from the Brexit referendum, moral courage is needed more E than ever. Here to debate and elucidate the ethical challenges of their work di E Peter Hennessy is a stellar cast of contributors from politics, public service and religion: ted A TT ’Both a challenging and caring read for leaders b and managers everywhere.‘ Claire Foster-Gilbert, William Hague, John Hall, Peter Hennessy, Stephen y R Stephen Lamport C Lamport, Mary McAleese, Andrew Tremlett, Vernon White and Rowan la T HHeeaarrtt –Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Commissioner i Mary McAleese Williams. In a wide-ranging collection of constructive conversations and re F O of the Metropolitan Police until 2017 essays brought together by the Westminster Abbey Institute, they explore o s F t Andrew Tremlett the urgency and the practicalities of keeping the moral heart of public er - P service alive. G i Vernon White lb U e ooff PPUUBBLLIICC rt B Rowan Williams Claire Foster-Gilbertis Director of the Westminster Abbey Institute for L I ethics in public life. She has been called a ‘quiet public intellectual’. C SSEERRVVIICCEE S E R V I C Edited by Claire Foster-Gilbert E Jessica Kingsley Publishers Jessica Kingsley Publishers 73 Collier Street London N1 9BE, UK 400 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA www.jkp.com www.jkp.com Cover design: Black Dog Design Cover design: Black Dog Design ‘We live in an age when noisy moralism is everywhere, and the news and social media have invaded the pulpit. Quiet reflection on moral truth, however, and the noble sobriety of public administration, have become under-valued virtues. All power to a book like this in redressing that imbalance.’ – Matthew Parris, Times Columnist and Author ‘Social capital is the glue that holds communities together and it is a vital commodity in short supply. This book offers welcome recognition of those public servants and private citizens who recognise a moral imperative in working to make our society stronger.’ – Mark Easton, BBC News Home Editor ‘The Westminster Abbey Institute helps the people who wander the four corners of Parliament Square where church, law and politics live together. And so does this book. Yet it can help more than this small community. It is both a challenging and caring read for leaders and managers everywhere. It avoids the easy temptation to preach, but offers a clear direction for those who will listen.’ – Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police until 2017 ‘Meet the better angels of your nature. Find out what “public service” really means.’ – Lord Saatchi, Member of the House of Lords and Former Chairman of the Conservative Party ‘In this increasingly uncertain society of post truth in which we live, these lectures and discussions are thought-provoking and timely. They give the opportunity for reflection, particularly, for those who serve the public, in whatever capacity, to know where they stand and having found that place hold to it. Congratulations to the Westminster Abbey Institute.’ – Baroness Butler-Sloss, Member of the House of Lords and Former President of the Family Division of the High Court ‘The conflict between moral courage, idealism and compromise…requires constant attention, and it is this struggle that keeps us morally alive and allows us to retain our souls. Through a combination of deep moral philosophy and historical perspectives, leavened by practical experience and revealed in compelling interviews, this book achieves something rather special: it forces us to think about who we are, what we do and why?’ – Baroness D’Souza, Scientist and Member of the House of Lords THE MORAL HEART OF PUBLIC SERVICE of related interest Morals, Rights and Practice in the Human Services Effective and Fair Decision-Making in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice Marie Connolly and Tony Ward ISBN 978 1 84310 486 5 eISBN 978 1 84642 716 9 The Forgiveness Project Stories for a Vengeful Age Marina Cantacuzino Forewords by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Alexander McCall Smith ISBN 978 1 78592 000 4 eISBN 978 1 78450 006 1 Learning from Baby P The politics of blame, fear and denial Sharon Shoesmith ISBN 978 1 78592 003 5 eISBN 978 1 78450 238 6 EE MMoorraall HH TT HHeeaarrtt ooff PPUUBBLLIICC SSEERRVVIICCEE Edited by Claire Foster-Gilbert Edited by Claire Foster-Gilbert Foreword by John Hall, Dean of Westminster Afterword by Stephen Lamport Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia First published in 2017 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers 73 Collier Street London N1 9BE, UK and 400 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA www.jkp.com Copyright © Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2017 Foreword copyright © Dean of Westminster 2017 Afterword copyright © Stephen Lamport 2017 All rights reserved. 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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 78592 255 8 eISBN 978 1 78450 540 0 CONTENTS FOREWORD 9 John Hall, Dean of Westminster ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11 Introduction 13 Claire Foster-Gilbert Humanizing Hell: Our Restless Conscience and the Search for Peace 24 William Hague Strengthening Moral Courage in Public Life 41 Three Essays by Claire Foster-Gilbert Moral Analysis 43 Moral Perception 60 Moral Practice 77 Building Communities 93 A Conversation Between Mary McAleese and John Hall Idealism and Compromise 123 Three Essays by Vernon White Idealism: Exploring the Implications of Our Thwarted Ideals 125 Morality: Exploring the Implications of Moral Authority 141 Purposefulness: Exploring the Implications of Our Pervasive Sense of Purpose 157 The Staying Power of Benedict in Parliament Square 172 Rowan Williams Benedictine Values in Public Life 191 Three Essays by Vernon White, Andrew Tremlett and Claire Foster-Gilbert Stability 193 Vernon White Community 209 Andrew Tremlett The Conversion of Manners 227 Claire Foster-Gilbert Reflections: Timeliness and Timelessness 244 Peter Hennessy in Conversation with Claire Foster-Gilbert AFTERWORD 268 Stephen Lamport REFERENCES 271 AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES 276 SUBJECT INDEX 282 AUTHOR INDEX 287
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