Those of us who take our starting-point within the Judeo-Christian tradition confront the moral and political agenda of the 21st century with our loyalties and energies pulled in many directions.
We see fundamental assaults on human rights and dignity that are essentially new versions of ancient challenges — including slavery, poverty, terror, crime, prejudice and autocracy.
We see the distinctive challenges arising from the social reconstruction of human sexuality, family and community; hallmarks of an emerging, if disorderly, post-Christian culture, undermining our assumptions about the taking of life in abortion and euthanasia.
