Bound to be Free: The Paradox of Freedom

by Graham Tomlin

Overview

Graham Tomlin, Bishop of Kensington, discusses the fraught concept of 'Freedom' in contemporary culture.

Freedom is one of the most cherished ideals of Western culture. Yet that ideal is threatened from without and within in alarming ways in our increasingly polarised world. Could it be that at the heart of our secular vision of freedom there is a fatal flaw, which means it can never square the circle of personal liberty and social cohesion that we all long for?

In this accessible, significant and deeply thoughtful book, Graham Tomlin argues that the Christian vision of freedom offers a way to think about liberty that can bring together both personal fulfilment and the health of community life in a way that secular versions have failed to do.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472939517
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	09/21/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	637 KB

About the Author

Graham Tomlin is President of St Mellitus College, London. A graduate of both Lincoln College Oxford and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, he is the author of a number of books including most recently Looking Through the Cross (Bloomsbury Continuum). In 2016 he was appointed Bishop of Kensington in the diocese of London.
Graham Tomlin is President of St Mellitus College, London. A graduate of both Lincoln College Oxford and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, he is the author of a number of books including most recently Looking Through the Cross (Bloomsbury Continuum). In 2016 he was appointed Bishop of Kensington in the diocese of London.

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Freedom and the Crisis of Culture
2 The Architects of Freedom
3 The Illusion of Freedom
4 Hints of Freedom
5 The Apostle of Freedom
6 Freedom Forfeited
7 Freedom Gained
8 Freedom and Bondage
9 A Right to Freedom?
10 Bound to Be Free

Bibliography
Index
A Note on the Author

Editorial Reviews

"How fortunate we are to have Bishop Tomlin's book on freedom. He not only helps us remember how freedom has been understood in philosophy, political theory, and religious traditions, but he provides a theological account of freedom that is substantive and constructive ... This is a book that needed to be written and now it has." - Stanley Hauerwas

From the Publisher