Category - Radical Orthodoxy

Progressive conservatism?

Simon Barrow — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:36:49 +0100

Theologian Phillip Blond argues for a 'radical conservatism' (small and large 'C') that puts social justice and poverty at the top of its agenda.

Challenging the neo-liberal paradigm

Simon Barrow — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:34:46 +0000

In a provocative short article in the International Herald Tribune newspaper, Phillip Blond argues that the dominant neo-liberal model of global economy is in crisis, and that both the political right and the political left have failed to understand the nature of the challenge this embodies.

How Islam can challenge those who abuse it from within

Simon Barrow — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:33:55 +0100

An easy assumption that religion is less dangerous when it is 'less religious' is wrong, says Simon Barrow. As an article in the International Herald Tribune points out, the path from death to life is found within as well as beyond each tradition.