Krish Kandiah: radical hospitality

New GodPod episode: why foster, adopt and welcome.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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The first GodPod of 2025 is a ‘theological mystery tour’ through the life and works of the one and only Dr Krish Kandiah OBE. Graham, Michael, and Jane quiz Krish on his theological influences and his life of radical hospitality – touching on his experiences of fostering and adoption and advocating for refugees.

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Giving is good for everyone . . . and not just at Christmas

A guest opinion for the Financial Times.

Graham Tomlin

Graham is the Director of the Centre for Cultural Witness and a former Bishop of Kensington.

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Giving gifts sustains our communal life together. It keeps things in circulation, as they were meant to be. Taxation does that in a more systematic way, but gift giving is voluntary, engages our hearts, and creates a relationship between the giver and the recipient.

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