Book Interview: One man’s journey from inner-city strife to god

"Phillips calls on an eclectic range of philosophers, poets, and novelists as tutelary spirits; and he extracts unexpected lessons from disparate, real-world events."
Book Interview: One man’s journey from inner-city strife to god

Jacob Phillips grew up in Hackney, one of London’s poorest areas. He was involved in anarchist politics, illegal raves, and environmental politics.

  • Obedience is Freedom 
  • Jacob Phillips 
  • Polity Press, £45 hb, £14.99 

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