Sunday

Nov 17 2024 449 ep. 43 mins 6.5k
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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week

  Religion & Spirituality
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Justin Welby, safeguarding and the future of the Church of England

Nov 17 2024 43 mins  
After a tumultuous week in the Church of England, Emily Buchanan looks at the legacy that Justin Welby will leave behind, how the church can stamp out abuse in future, and what's needed from the next Archbishop of Canterbury.Plus, an interview with Robert Harris, author of Conclave, on the Oscar-tipped movie of the same name.

Trump victory; Church of England abuse cover up; Guildford’s new Rabbi

Nov 10 2024 43 mins  
In this week’s US election, Donald Trump secured the backing of 80% of white evangelical Christian voters. We hear insights from Rev. Robert M. Franklin, Jr., a senior fellow at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, and Walter Kim, President of the National Association of Evangelicals.John Smyth ran Christian summer camps in Dorset during the 1970s and 1980s. His “horrific

Religion and the US Election

Nov 03 2024 42 mins  
Edward Stourton presents a special US edition of 'Sunday' from Atlanta, in which he reports on the religious vote from the Bible Belt battleground state of Georgia. With unique access to a broad spectrum of faith communities, he gets analysis on the role of religion in the election.Producers: Dan Tierney (in Atlanta) Catherine Murray Peter Everett Saba ZamanStudio managers: Amy B

UK Prisoner release; Nuns on the bus; Assisted dying

Oct 27 2024 43 mins  
Julie Etchingham takes a look at the religious and ethical issues issues of the week.

Modern slavery; Nabateans; Toulouse minotaurs

Oct 22 2024 43 mins  
Suspected victims of modern slavery are waiting years before their cases are dealt with, whilst waiting for a Home Office decision. On Friday, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls Jess Philips announced that the Home Office will hire 200 staff to clear a backlog of UK modern slavery cases. Sunday hears from Major Kathy Betteridge the Director of Anti Traff

Church to Mosque; England's new Cardinal; Last Christians of Gaza

Oct 14 2024 43 mins  
Edward Stourton is in the chair with a debate on what to do with empty churches, as the Church of England blocks plans to allow one in Stoke-on-Trent to become a mosque. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom - an organ of the Federal government based in Washington - has published a report on the Chinese government's efforts to control the country's religio

Theology of Hezbollah; Abortion buffer zones; Sacred Sikh music

Sep 29 2024 44 mins  
As Hezbollah confirms the death of its leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Beirut, hear about the religion and politics behind Hezbollah from Fawaz Gerges - Professor of International Relations and Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies at the LSE. And William talks to Myriam Shwayri from the Al-Khafat Foundation about efforts to evacuate disabled adults and children fro

CofE Bishops on Israel; Hezbollah pagers; Sugarcane

Sep 23 2024 43 mins  
Four senior Church of England bishops have accused Israel of acting above the law in the West Bank. In a letter sent to The Observer newspaper, they have called on the UN to move beyond strongly worded resolutions and they say there is little distinction between state and settlor violence. The bishops say the letter has been prompted by the forceful dispossession of a Christian fam

Abbé Pierre; Charedi education; Quakers at 400

Sep 15 2024 38 mins  
The French Catholic Church has said it will open its files on Abbé Pierre, the priest regarded as something like a modern saint until allegations of sexual harrassment and assault were made against him. The Abbé, who died in 2007, was revered for his pioneering work in setting up Emmaus International which cared for homeless and poor people. Edward speaks to the Paris-based write

Back to School riot concerns; Oasis & Catholicism; Marilynne Robinson

Sep 01 2024 42 mins  
Pupils in England start the new term this week, but will schools ensure that tensions from the riots don't make it into the classroom? We hear from one pupil who was worried about leaving her house after violence erupted on her street in Liverpool and from a headteacher making his school a safe place to talk about anxiety, misinformation and racism. Hear from the Hijabi sex educato