Philip Gent: Faith as a foundation of public service
Philip Gent emphasizes the importance of faith and trust in public service. He argues that there is a deficit of trust in society and calls for principled engagement based on understanding and knowledge. Gent highlights the teachings of Islam as a framework for unity and moral discipline in addressing societal challenges.
- ▪Philip Gent is a Chartered Accountant and the Chair of the CPF of Woking Conservative Association.
- ▪He discusses the current societal strain and the need for trust in public life.
- ▪Gent invites reflection on the teachings of Islam, emphasizing that faith should be a matter of conscience and not compulsion.
- ▪He highlights the Constitution of Medina as an early model of pluralistic governance that recognized mutual obligations among diverse communities.
- ▪Gent warns of the challenges posed by the age of information and artificial intelligence, stressing the importance of knowledge in public service.
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Philip Gent is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser. He Chairs the CPF of Woking Conservative Association. This a time not of ease, but of restlessness, of confusion. In our Communities, not of peace and security, but of deep societal strain and distrust. There is much rhetoric – but little understanding. Where power is exercised – it is done so with little regard to duty. And so I put the question plainly to you – not as a matter of faith or religion, but because it is the need of our time. Who will serve? And how shall they serve? For there is, I suggest, a deficit in our public life. Not merely of policy, nor of resources – but of trust. We see it in the scepticism with which institutions are viewed. We see it in the impatience with which leadership is judged.
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