Every politician needs inspiration and ideals in this cynical age. Frank Field’s Anglican faith provides his inspiration, and a foundation for a set of ideals known as English Idealism, put forward by T. H. Green. These ideals built on Christianity to form a widely shared public ideology. As a leading politician and churchman, Field illustrates such ideals through the life and work of six people who have inspired him in his political career.

‘Frank Field brings [these people] very much alive, writing with honesty and conviction. The book . . . will be an inspiration to many.’

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‘It is like a breath of fresh air to come across a politician whose integrity is not in question and whose Christian convictions undergird his political life. As long as there are people like Field at the heart of British politics, we have reason to be hopeful.’

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