Njoki Mahiaini - Being Christian in the public square today
Release Date: 06/03/2018
The Holy Political Podcast
So, you may have noticed we've been away. Hope you didn't miss us too much.
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Hi ho.
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Fine then! We'll talk about Brexit...
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We're back (a little late!) in 2019 to chat with Natan Mladin from Theos Think Tank about his new report ‘Forgive us Our Debts: Lending and borrowing as if relationships matter’.
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Happy Christmas!
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This week we're delighted to play you the talk Prof James KA Smith gave to MPs and Peers at Christians in Parliament's event, looking at how Christians should engage in politics between Jesus' ascension and return.
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Ben Ryan, Head of Research at the think-tank Theos (which focuses on religion and the public square) joins us to talk about the Theos Annual Lecture, given last week by Michael Gove, and about 'Christianism' and how populist parties across Europe may be co-opting the language and symbols of Christianity.
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Rachel Senior, who works with the Bishop of Gloucester, joins us to talk about Prisons week and why it would be better if many women prisoners on short sentences were given community orders and sent to women's centres.
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This week the wonderful Philippa Taylor, Head of Public Policy at the Christian Medical Fellowship, joins James to talk about the abortion - both the law, barriers to the support available for women, and the actions by the UK Government to increase the numbers of abortion in the developing world.
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We’ve got LOADS of big things to talk about this week:
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Plus, we chat about anti-semtism in the Labour Party, islamophobia in the Conservative Party, and whether Ruth Davidson could be the next Prime Minister.
Enjoy!