Where are the Prophets? - Mixing Faith with Politics

In an age of secularisation, why should people care if their politicians have a faith or not? In this book, former MEP for the North West Region of England Terry Wynn looks at what motivates politicians, and whether faith can and should play a part in that.

[ClickPress, Mon Oct 23 2006] Coming from a non-religious family, Terry Wynn’s faith developed alongside his politics. He became a Member of the European Parliament in 1989, the same year that he was accepted into the Methodist Church as a Local Preacher. Seventeen years in the European Parliament saw him become a respected parliamentarian and Chairman of the powerful Budgets Committee.

As his faith developed, he discovered an array of attitudes to faith from the cross-section of European politicians he worked with and began to ask if faith actually plays a role in the making of decisions and, if it does, what difference does it make. His previous book Onward Christian Socialist was an attempt to set out his theology in relation to politics. This time, in Where are the Prophets? he explores the different individuals who have influenced him.

“I learned a lot from this book and wished, after I read it, that I had always been as successful as Terry in balancing the pragmatic demands of politics with the ambitions for us all of the New Testament, which raises our sights far above the lives we are normally capable of living.”
- Rt. Hon. Lord Patten of Barnes

“I believe that it should be on the shelves of every politician and of every clergyman. The author displays a deep and sympathetic understanding of the problems and aspirations of both.”
- Dick Hatch, Broadcaster


Where are the Prophets? - A Book About Faith and Politics
By Terry Wynn MEP

PUBLICATION DATE 12th January 2007
ISBN: 978-1-905886-25-8 Price: £7.99
The author is available for interview. A review copy or competition copies of the book can be sent on request.

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