<!--StartFragment--><p><span>John Milbank''s theology hasshaped much modern political thinking both within and without the Church. In <i>Beforeand Beyond the ''Big Society''</i>, Joseph Forde presents the first study devotedexclusively to John Milbank''s theology of welfare, and how it has influencedpolicy in the Church of England since 2008.<span> </span>By examining the favourable response the Church gave to the ''BigSociety'' project in 2010-12, Forde shows that Milbank''s Blue Socialistfingerprint increasingly dominates Church policy. <o></o:p></span></p><p><span style=''mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color