Dr Krish Kandiah

Dr Krish Kandiah

Department of Theology and Religion
Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board
Honorary Fellow, Edward Cadbury Centre

Contact details

Dr Kandiah is a social entrepreneur with a vision to help solve some of society’s seemingly intractable problems through building partnerships across civil society, faith communities, government and philanthropy.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Theology,  Kings College, London
  • MA, Mission Studies,  University of Birmingham
  • BSc(Hons) Chemistry with medicinal Chemistry, Warwick University

Biography

Dr Kandiah is the chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board where he brings strategic leadership to the finding of permanent loving families for children in the care system working across the sector and advising the English government. 

He is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 4.

Dr Kandiah has written 13 books including the catalytic “Home for Good: Making a Difference for Vulnerable Children” and the award-winning “Paradoxology.”  

Dr Kandiah is in demand as a speaker at both national and international conference. He has spoken in places as diverse as Apple HQ in Cupertino, the GooglePlex, the Cabinet Office in Westminster and the Royal Albert Hall.

Research

  • The church and racial justice.
  • Children’s social welfare.
  • Immigration and asylum.
  • The over use of orphanages.
  • Faith literacy.
  • Christian engagement with politics.
  • Entrepreneurship and Christian mission.

Other activities

Publications

  • Home for Good (Hodder)
  • Paradoxology (Hodder)
  • Faitheism (Hodder)
  • Whistlestop Tales (Hodder)
  • Route 66 (Lion)
  • God is Stranger (Hodder) 

For articles and Op Ed pieces see:
https://muckrack.com/krish-kandiah/bio