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Simon Barrow

Simon Barrow is a practical theologian, author, commentator, journalist, NGO consultant, adult educator and trainer, who was director of the religion and society think tank Ekklesia. He was assistant general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (2000-2005).

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Simon Barrow is a practical theologian, author, commentator, journalist, NGO consultant, adult educator and trainer,12 who was director of the religion and society think tank Ekklesia.3 He was assistant general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (2000-2005).4

He has been the national secretary of the Scottish National Party Trade Union Group.56 He is also co-founder and chair of the Scottish Football Supporters Association.47

Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Consuming Passion: Why the Killing of Jesus Really Matters, co-edited with Jonathan Bartley (2005)8
  • "Religion and New Media: Changing the Story", chapter in Religion and the News (2013)9
  • "Circling the Square: Moving between Practical Politics and Eschatological Performance" (2015), doi:10.1558/poth.v3i2.197
  • Scotland 2021, co-edited with Mike Small (2016)
  • Feast or Famine? How the Gospel Challenges Austerity, co-written (2017)10
  • A Nation Changed?: The SNP and Scotland Ten Years On, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2017)1112
  • Solid Mental Grace: Listening to the Music of Yes (2018)13
  • Scotland After the Virus, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2020)1415
  • A Better Nation: The Challenges of Scottish Independence, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2022)16
  • Britain Needs Change: The Politics of Hope and Labour's Challenge, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2024)17
  • Yes in the 1990s (2025, forthcoming)
  • Transfiguring the Everyday: The Musical Vision of Michael Tippett (2025, forthcoming)
Notes

Notes

  1. "Simon Barrow Profile". The Guardian newspaper. June 3, 2007.
  2. "Ekklesia People". Accessed Nov 11, 2021.
  3. "Some British Christians feel oppressed in the public square". The Christian Science Monitor. Mark Rice-Oxley. February 26, 2009.
  4. "Simon Barrow: Scottish Politics Author & Think Tank Director".
  5. "SNP members back plans for further tax increases | Chartered Institute of Taxation".
  6. "Simon Barrow, Author at Sceptical Scot".
  7. "Scottish fans group tells football governing body of "concerns" over Qatar match". 22 May 2015.
  8. "Book reviews".
  9. "Religion and New Media: Changing the Story". Taylor & Francis. 8 April 2016. doi:10.4324/9781315604855-20 (inactive 28 August 2025).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2025 (link)
  10. "Lent books: Both eyes open".
  11. McKillop, Alasdair. "A NATION CHANGED? The SNP and Scotland ten years on." TLS. Times Literary Supplement 5979 (2017): 35-36. https://www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-features/in-brief/politics-213
  12. "The Purpose: SNP's economic record at 10 years". BBC News. 4 May 2017.
  13. "DESERTED ISLAND PICKS: The 10 YES Albums to Take with You". 8 March 2018.
  14. "Scotland After the Virus". 9 January 2021.
  15. "Book review: Scotland After the Virus, edited by Gerry Hassan and Simon Barrow". 13 January 2021.
  16. "Review: A Better Nation: The Challenge of Scottish Independence". 15 September 2022.
  17. "The State We're in: Starmer, Labour and Understanding Britain". 22 December 2024.
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