be overcome, for that is what mission is about. Differences, even theological ones, do not need to separate Christians or throw up obstacles among us. (Marcella Hoesl in Encounters in Mission: Two World Conferences, Occasional Paper No.2, Selly Oak Colleges, 1989, pp. 11–12) Arguments about which economic policies will work best will be never ending, but any conclusion must not be allowed to escape three crucial tests. One is whether it upholds a number of moral values, not least those of equity and compassion. The second is whether the argument has taken account of other relevant disciplines. If we cannot make good Christian economic sense without taking the discipline of economics seriously, neither can we make good Christian economic sense without taking the discipline of Christian social theology seriously... We must be true to an inter-disciplinary approach in both directions ... The third test is whether the approach takes account of the experiences of the poor whose practical insights into the effects of economic policies are as important as the predictions of the theorists. (Michael Taylor, then Director of Christian Aid in Jesus and the International Financial Institutions, Occasional Paper No.17, Selly Oak Colleges, 1996, p. 5 ISBN 0-900653-22-1 Notable alumni Ralph Barlow, Quaker, first Manager of the Bournville Village Trust, and Joan Barlow, Quaker and charity worker Roswith Gerloff, German pastor, academic, founding Director of the Black and White Christian Partnership Arvid Johanson, newspaper editor and politician Didymus Mutasa, Zimbabwean politician Alice Paul, American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist Israel Selvanayagam, Indian theologian and church leader Clare Winnicott, social worker, academic and psychoanalyst See also Society of Friends George Cadbury University of Birmingham Woodbrooke College Fircroft College References Education in Birmingham, West Midlands University of Birmingham Selly Oak