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Just Worship was published in July 2024. Based on a discussion of the Law and the Prophets, Just Worship considers how we can ensure that all part of our lives - private, public, and political - bring worship, honour and glory to God.

Oct 238 min read

How I'm doing: increased illness in 2024

I found this old blogpost from April that I had forgotten to publish at the time, about where my chronic illness had got to at that point.

Aug 298 min read

Righteous rich, unrighteous poor?

Is there such a thing as a righteous rich person, and conversely an unrighteous poor? Is it that all poor people should be treated as...

May 279 min read

Book Review: Social Class in the 21st Century

Mike Savage’s book, Social Class in the 21st Century. The emotions of class The UK has long been interested in the subject of class and...

May 208 min read

Enduring: when suffering doesn't lead to growth

“The word we might use most commonly next to "suffering" is "season." But what if your experience of suffering is your life's climate?...

Second Class Citizens was published in September 2019. It provides a history of the UK's treatment of disabled people and the creation and subsequent degradation of the welfare state. A particular focus is given to government policies since 2010 and the neoliberal ideology and myths of welfare dependency that underpin these flawed policies.

contact: stef.benstead@cantab.net