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In my journey and search for wisdom, I have been extremely blessed with finding some wonderful friends, friends that have inspired me and have made me a happier, and I hope, a better person. I thank them all for who I am and what I do. One of those friends is Anthony Werner, Editor-in-Chief, Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers (SWP), London.
Whilst at Plater College in Oxford in the early 2000s, studying for a diploma in pastoral theology, in my quest and search for life’s bigger picture, I happened to see an advertisement for one of SWP’s titles, The Natural Economy in The Tablet. Anthony had quoted a remarkable statement from the book:
‘A true grasp of how the economy should be constituted shows it to be a thing of harmony and beauty, all its parts cooperating for the common good, and its inbuilt laws distributing benefits equitably.’
This must have struck a chord with me, because I immediately ordered a copy. Having read it, I ordered two or three more titles publish by (SWP) and then, some months later I went to London to see Anthony in person. I opened my heart to him. I told Anthony that, despite having taught economics for over twenty years, I was unaware that such a body of knowledge existed.
We chatted and chatted for a long time. I left his office a different man and a different economist. I then sent Anthony a manuscript, the fruit of my new thinking about economics. Anthony published it in 2002 as Globalisation for the Common Good.
Anthony then published other titles by me, including: Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Globalisation for the Common Good (2003), Promoting the Common Good (with Rev. Dr. Marcus Braybrooke, 2005), and A non-Violent Path to Conflict Resolution and Peace Building (Co-authored, 2008).
Over the years I have hugely benefited from Anthony’s wisdom, insight and friendship. He has truly been a source of inspiration to me. I am also delighted that he is a GCGI Senior Ambassador and is one our GCGI Board of Advisors.
It is with pleasure and honour that I recommend Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers, a publisher with purpose.Ethical Economics » Shepheard-Walwyn Book Publishers
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In my journey and search for wisdom, I have been extremely blessed with finding some wonderful friends, friends that have inspired me and have made me a happier person. One of those wonderful friends is Dr. Uli Spalthoff, Director of Dignity Press, Dorezbach, Germany. Uli and I began to exchange emails a few years back. We first met at the GCGI 11th Annual Conference which was hosted at Cite’ universitaire international in Paris in 2013 and then again at our 12th Annual Conference, at Waterperry House, near Oxford in 2014.
Our friendship has grown strong and we now cooperate in some projects for the common good. Today I would like to take the opportunity to introduce the Dignity Press (DP) to you more fully.
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The 'Sacred Rivers': Simon Reeve reveals the spiritual side of the Ganges, the Nile and the Yangtze
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'In a new three-part series for BBC Two, belief, history, ecology and travelogue combine as adventurer Simon Reeve discovers stories from parts of the world that cannot be grasped without understanding the vast influence of their rivers. This series demonstrates that the world’s most sacred rivers don’t just flow through countries, they define them.'