TY - BOOK ID - 149830601 TI - The Myth Of The Undeserving Poor - A Christian Response to Poverty in Britain Today. AU - Charlesworth, Martin. AU - Williams, Natalie. PY - 2014 SN - 1781483205 PB - New York : Grosvenor House Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Poor -- Great Britain. KW - Poor children -- Great Britain. KW - Poverty -- Great Britain. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:149830601 AB -
When you think of poverty in Britain today, do you picture innocent children going without food or scroungers lounging on the sofa all day watching TV and cheating on benefits claims? For Christians, what we think about the poor in our nation needs to be shaped by biblical values, but can so often be framed by the dominant narratives of the day, which affect our attitudes and actions. Have we fallen for the myth of the undeserving poor?
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