Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Welfare Module

    • Opening reflections: Welfare module

  • 2

    Unit 1 - Introduction

    • Introduction to Unit 1

    • Bible study for Unit 1

    • Development of the British welfare state (Video 1)

    • Thomas Sowell on welfare (Video 2)

    • Are Beveridge's Five Evils Back? (Short article 1)

    • Principles and Policies of Welfare Provision (Long essay 1)

    • Video introduction to long essays (Unit 1)

    • Reimagining Social Welfare (Long Essay 2)

    • What's faith got to do with welfare? (Short article 2)

  • 3

    Unit 2 - Education

    • Introduction to Unit 2

    • Bible study for Unit 2

    • Funding crisis in English schoools (Video 1)

    • What is education for? (Video 2)

    • English schools taking desperate measures (Short article 1)

    • Making space for educational pluralism (Short article 2)

    • Video introduction to long essays (Unit 2)

    • Biblical Perspectives on Education (Long essay 1)

    • Relational Reform in Education (Long essay 2)

  • 4

    Unit 3 - Health

    • Introduction to Unit 3

    • Bible study for Unit 3

    • The state of welfare: disease (Video 1)

    • The crisis in British hospitals (Video 2)

    • Thinking about relationships in health (Short article 1)

    • Toward a richer definition of health (Short article 2)

    • Video introduction to long essays (Unit 3)

    • Health: a Bitter Pill? (Long essay 1)

    • A Biblical Perspective on Health and Healthcare (Long essay 2)

  • 5

    Unit 4 - Social Care

    • Introduction to Unit 4

    • Bible study for Unit 4

    • The cost of NHS cuts on the elderly (Video 1)

    • Social Care Crisis (Video 2)

    • Ethnic minorities are better at looking after the elderly (Short article 1)

    • Our shameful social care crisis (Short article 2)

    • Video introduction to long essays (Unit 4)

    • A Biblical Perspective on Later Life (Long essay 1)

    • Social Care and the Church (Long essay 2)

  • 6

    Conclusion to Welfare Module

    • Summary video for Welfare module

    • End of module reflection questions

    • Recommended further reading