Dignity, Exploitation and the UK Labour Market
Ben Ryan on the complex dynamics of the UK labour market, highlighting the intersection of work and exploitation. 01/05/2024
In Brief
Putin and the Orthodox Church: how his faith shapes his politics
In this extract from The Mighty and the Almighty (2017) Ben Ryan considers Putin’s unusual symbiotic relationship with the Orthodox Church. 16/02/2022
In Depth
It will take a spiritually great West to make COP26 work
Ben Ryan looks at the need for a cohesive moral vision at the heart of our environmental policymaking post–COP26. 3/11/2021
In Brief
Two Popes, A Green Christmas, and God and the Election
Articles
The mediocre Christmas film, and how to turn your life around
Inspired by the “Christmas film of the decade” Last Christmas, Ben Ryan reviews the film and the wider genre. 10/12/2019
In Brief
The double–edged assets of faith and sport for social cohesion
Both churches and sport are powerful agents for social cohesion but they are also dangerously fragile, writes Ben Ryan. 15/11/2019
In Depth
Grief is not enough. We must open our doors as well as our hearts
John Sentamu references Ben Ryan’s new book, ‘How the West was Lost’ in his response to the migrant deaths in Essex. 26/10/2019
Articles
Secular, Non–Religious, Atheist and Humanist are not the same thing, and why it matters
Ben Ryan argues that it is important to get our terms right. 22/10/2019
In Brief
How the West was lost: the decline of a myth and the search for new stories
To coincide with the launch of his book ‘How the West Was Lost’, Ben Ryan diagnoses the contemporary crisis in which we find ourselves. 03/10/2019
In Brief
9/11 changed everything for Western approaches to identity, civilization and religion, and nothing.
Ben Ryan looks at how the events of 9/11 marked a turning point for the West, its sense of self and religion, but only in some ways. 19/09/2019
In Depth
Politicians have caught fantasy fever, and we’re all going to lose
This year’s ‘fantasy football’ fever seems to have infected the political realm, writes Ben Ryan. 28/08/2019
In Brief
How politics stole your soul
Ben Ryan argues that political identities are becoming more embedded and divisive, characterised by tribalism and lacking in vision. 31/07/2019
In Brief