What Does God Think About Brexit?: A Theological Reflection

1. Introduction: Personal Overview

                A note on theological reflection and sources

2. Thinking theologically: a framework for Brexit

                Why liberation theology works here

                Developments in liberation theology and why it may not be enough

3. Community and Identity

                An EU/UK timeline

                Catholic Social Teaching and the EU

                Community and Identity: Scripture and Tradition

How does the EU measure up?

Through the lens backwards

4. Marriage and Divorce

                A traditional marriage

                Remainers and Leavers: how a marriage got into difficulties

                Further insights into marriage and divorce

                Through the lens backwards

5. Anxiety and Uncertainty

                A therapeutic viewpoint

                Reflections of ourselves: other media

                A theological response

                Through the lens backwards

6. Nation and world

                The rise of populism: Us versus Them

                Brexit through the lens of race, place and migration

                A theological squeeze: between a rock and a hard place

                Through the lens backwards

7. Reconciliation, Healing and Forgiveness

                Cross, resurrection and scapegoats

Towards national reconciliation

Through the lens backwards

8. Conclusions: How Theology can Reframe the Imagination