is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Christian Church and religion in the former Soviet Union. In 1969 he co-founded the Centre for the Study of Religion and Communism (now Keston Institute), and in 1984 he won the Templeton Prize for highlighting the plight of those persecuted for their religious beliefs in communist countries. His books include Opium of the People and Risen Indeed: Lessons in faith from the USSR.
