The Nation That Forgot God: A Book of Essays - Softcover

The theme of The Nation that Forgot God is the secularisation of the West. These essays trace the effects on ordinary people of being the first post-religious society. Every other society has had at its heart the existence and practice of religion. But this book is not just a social history. It is also a guide to how we as individuals can change history. Essays on: Edward Leigh on How Britain has Lost its Way; Alexander Boot on Political Correctness; Peter Mullen on Making Your Own Hope; Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali on Thinking and Acting Morally; Roger Scruton asks, Quo Vadis?; Bat Ye'or on the Ambiguities of Multiculturalism; Canon Peter Williams on the British Abolition of Slavery; Shusha Guppy on Christians and Muslims in Britain; Philippa Taylor on Supporting Marriage and the Family; John Marks on Teaching Today; Archbishop Vincent Nichols on Community Cohesion and Catholic Education; Abbot Aidan Bellenger on Seeking God as a Benedictine Monk.

Edward Leigh worked in the private office of Mrs Thatcher from 1976-77 as private secretary in charge of her correspondence as Leader of the Opposition. In the June l983 General Election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Gainsborough & Horncastle. From 1990-1993, he was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry. Prior to that he was a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Home Office. In May 1997 he was elected Member of Parliament for the new seat of Gainsborough. From 1995 to 2000 he was a member of the Social Security Select Committee and from 1997 to 2001 Joint Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Since July 2001 Edward has been Chairman of the Public Accounts Select Committee (PAC). In 2003 he founded the Cornerstone Group, a 'socially conservative' association of fellow Conservative MPs.