Simon Barrow is a practical theologian, author, commentator, journalist, NGO consultant, adult educator and trainer,"Simon Barrow Profile". The Guardian newspaper. June 3, 2007."Ekklesia People". Accessed Nov 11, 2021. who was director of the religion and society think tank Ekklesia."Some British Christians feel oppressed in the public square". The Christian Science Monitor. Mark Rice-Oxley. February 26, 2009. He was assistant general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (2000-2005).
He has been the national secretary of the Scottish National Party Trade Union Group. He is also co-founder and chair of the Scottish Football Supporters Association.
Bibliography Consuming Passion: Why the Killing of Jesus Really Matters, co-edited with Jonathan Bartley (2005) "Religion and New Media: Changing the Story", chapter in Religion and the News (2013) "Circling the Square: Moving between Practical Politics and Eschatological Performance" (2015), Scotland 2021, co-edited with Mike Small (2016) Feast or Famine? How the Gospel Challenges Austerity, co-written (2017) A Nation Changed?: The SNP and Scotland Ten Years On, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2017)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 Solid Mental Grace: Listening to the Music of Yes (2018) Scotland After the Virus, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2020) A Better Nation: The Challenges of Scottish Independence, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2022) Britain Needs Change: The Politics of Hope and Labour's Challenge, co-edited with Gerry Hassan (2024) Yes in the 1990s (2025, forthcoming) Transfiguring the Everyday: The Musical Vision of Michael Tippett (2025, forthcoming)
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External links "Being Christian in a sceptical climate". 4 February 2009.