Krish Kandiah is a missiologist, social entrepreneur, author, and broadcaster with degrees in Chemistry, Missiology and Theology (PhD, Kings College London). Krish is on faculty at Regents Park College and Oxford University and has authored thirteen books including the award-winning Paradoxology. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work at Bournemouth University and an Honorary Reader in Theology at St Andrews University. He has spoken at Q Conference, the Global Leadership Summit, The Justice Conference, TedxOxford, and more.ResourcesThe YouTube channel of Krish is here https://www.youtube.com/@UCnRB8V1480GNyKfK5EIQhZg Dr Kandiah OBE is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation. A charity supporting refugees to find welcome, work and worthwhile housing in the UK.He is recognised as an expert in refugee resettlement , child welfare reform, educational innovation and civil society mobilisation.Krish has led the charge on mobilising civil society groups and churches as they have supported recent arrivals from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan.He is a regular advisor to government.He was appointed by the Secretary of State for Education as the Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (2019-2021) where he brought strategic leadership to the finding of permanent loving families for children in the care system.He has helped to inspire and train thousands to care for vulnerable adults and children.Dr Kandiah is a regular broadcaster on a range of subjects including:Refugee ResettlementChild Welfare ReformFaith and Public LifeJustice and EqualityCivil Society EngagementFilm and CultureHe has been a regular guest on BBC Breakfast, the Zoe Ball breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 and has appeared on BBC News 24, The Today Programme, Goggle Box and Sky News, Woman's Hour and more...Dr Kandiah has written opinion pieces for The Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Express, The Spectator , Christianity Today and more...THE GUARDIAN: No one should age out of careSPECTATOR: Benedict Cumberbatch's CourierSPECTATOR: An Interview with JesusTHE TIMES: Why the government's Rwanda programmeSPECTATOR: There's more to the Queen's GambitCT: The Case Against OrphanagesDr Kandiah is a Global Ambassador for World Vision International.He has organised and spoken at major global conferences and summits including: The Global Leadership Summit , Q Conference, Amplify,He designed, organised and chaired the first Transatlantic Learning Summit between the US and English governments on adoption innovation and another on ending racial disparity in adoption.Dr Kandiah organised and chaired the Global Children in Care Summit which brought together care experienced young people, government leaders and NGO representatives from 29 countries.

Since early modern times, following the Reformation, Christianity has been a key part of national identity, being passed on largely, though not exclusively, through the worship, teaching and pastoral ministry of the Church of England. This book seeks to reclaim what is unique about the Church of England - a church which claims to be 'part of' the one, holy Catholic Church - and its role in our national life, and how a deeper understanding of Christian faith can still be passed on through it to the English people. As part of this, Angela argues that the Church of England has been taken over by American evangelicalism, and that returning to its roots as a parish church in every community will bring hope back to the people of England in these fractured times. To give you a flavour of Angela’s argument, she talks about her sense of sadness of the ‘decline of a Church which has brought comfort and courage to so many’ and at the recent policy of ‘top-down managerialism’ rather than addressing the roots of these problems in the ‘godless devaluing of human priesthood, community and responsibility.’ She writes that the Church of England of our time ‘seems increasingly fragile’ and that it has tried to make itself relevant by over-identifying with progressive issues – she believes it needs to be ‘more wary, more considerate and more inclusive when it debates these issues’ and that ‘we must live with differences as a gift and not a curse.’ Interestingly, she also writes, ‘there is a panicked conviction that unless the Church is doing something different, it will die. It might, of course. But Christianity should be able to cope with that.’ She notes that ‘at least some of the disarray and confusion within the Church of England in the 21st century comes from what I have come to see as an evangelical ‘takeover’ and, with it, an introduction of some of the sectarian tendencies that can accompany evangelical faith.’ While being realistic about the serious issue of abuse within the Church and its role in slavery, oppression and racial injustice – ‘it has often failed to live up to the standards it proclaims’ – she concludes, ‘we need the Church of England more than we ever did. It is the church of the nation, the guardian of our historical faith and the moral fabric on which our laws, habits and customs are based.’ But, she writes, ‘to be a blessing, we must first get our own house in order’, and then prioritise the needs of the poor, linking with other faith communities, caring for our heritage, returning to common liturgical prayer, making sure our leaders are teachers not managers, and making our churches a safe place for all. ‘Place and nation, parish and community are the bedrock. Low key, enduring, faithful.’ About the author:Angela worked as a producer within the BBC’s Religious Department for many years before training for ordination in the Church of England. She was a parish priest in the Diocese of Ely and worked at Westcott House in Cambridge and as a lecturer with the Cambridge Theological Federation. She was also Canon of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford. Now retired, she is Canon Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral and a chaplain and honorary canon at Portsmouth Cathedral. She contributes regularly to Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, writes a weekly column for the Church Times, and is very active on X.