Let’s start with the foundations – the ground-we-stand-on stuff. No question: one of the most important books I’ve read in prison is McGilchrist’s The Matter with Things.

McGilchrist gets the gravity of our situation. He’s laser-focused on the core wisdoms we need: seeing the whole not just the parts; recognising that everything is process and flow; and that the divine and secular, spirit and material, aren’t enemies but complements. He builds from science out into religion and mysticism, shattering the notion that modern science and ancient spirituality are in conflict. They aren’t. We need both to survive.

– Roger Hallam
Read Roger’s top ten list of books from prison here.