‘Religion’ in Sociology

by | Aug 12, 2015

My ‘critical religion’ article entitled Critical reflections on the category of “Religion” in contemporary sociological discourse>/em> has recently been published by Nordic Journal of Religion My ‘critical religion’ article entitled Critical reflections on the...

The unexpected rise of Jeremy Corbyn

by | Aug 10, 2015

On the 15th June, I happened to be in London at the same time the candidates for the Labour leader were announced. On the 15th June, I happened to be in London at the same time the candidates for the Labour leader were announced. To my delight, my local MP had...

Anti-migrant rhetoric and the realities of terror

by | Aug 10, 2015

Are you more afraid of being tortured, shot, beheaded or forced to murder your neighbours to save your own life? If threatened, how far would you run to escape? Are you more afraid of being tortured, shot, beheaded or forced to murder your neighbours to save your own...

Modern young Britain, aspiring to live in a slum

by | Aug 7, 2015

The unquestioning acceptance of, and deference to, market forces may have reached its peak, with an educated young blogger aspiring to have the opportunity to live in a slum, if that’s all that mar The unquestioning acceptance of, and deference to, market forces...

The rivers of Babylon and the prison of bitterness

by | Aug 6, 2015

“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, and there we wept when we remembered Zion.” The song of the Israelites, exiled and captive, have spoken to the heart through millennia. “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, and there we wept when we remembered...