Sunday: A History of Religious Affairs through 50 Years of Conversations and Controversies
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'Religion is very much part of life as it's lived now for lots and lots of people and, around the world, most people... Religion is not boring; I think that's what Sunday keeps reminding us.' David Winter, Producer of BBC Radio 4 Sunday
Listeners all over the UK are likely familiar with Edward Stourton for his role on BBC Radio 4's iconic programme: the country's main religious and ethical news programme 'Sunday'. Now, avid Radio 4 listeners and curious newcomers alike have the chance to delve deeper into these broadcasts, as Stourton chronicles over fifty years of current affairs in his latest book, Sunday, in collaboration with BBC Producer Amanda Hancox.
In Sunday, Stourton transmits half a century of Radio 4's iconic programme to paper. Featuring interviews with well-known figures such as Desmond Tutu, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Enoch Powell, the book traces the evolution of debate on a variety of key issues including sexuality, bioethics, nuclear weapons and many more.
From the Church's answer to the cost-of-living crisis to the debate around female bishops, the abuse within the Catholic Church to the new wave of anti-Semitism - Sunday's interviewers cross-examine speakers with rigour and acuity. With expert insight, Edward Stourton provides critical reflection on how religion has impacted some of the world's most epoch-making moments.
Covering a wide breadth of stories at the intersection of ethics, politics, and religion, Sunday features hundreds of stimulating discussions. It is a testament to how religion remains a powerful force in the lives of most people on our planet, whether people of faith or non-believers.
Half a century of thought-provoking broadcasting by BBC Radio 4’s landmark religious and ethical news programme Sunday
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction x
Part 1
POPES AND PRIMATES, SAINTS AND SINNERS
1 Speaking truth to power 3
2 Relations with Rome 29
3 Saint-making 49
4 Zimbabwe's long struggle 69
5 Abuse and the Irish Church 85
Part 2
REVOLUTION AND REACTION
6 The ordination of women 119
7 Sexuality 136
8 Bioethics 162
Part 3
THE CHANGING FACES OF RELIGION IN BRITAIN
9 Jonathan Sacks: anti-Semitism, New Atheism and
remembering the Holocaust 183
10 Jewish identity 197
11 Terror and Islam in Britain 209
12 Islam and British Society 231
13 Eastern spirituality 251
Part 4
MAKING WAVES IN THE WORLD
14 Religion and politics in the United States 277
15 The Arab world after bin Laden 305
16 The struggle between Israel and the Palestinians 330
17 Religion in China 345
Part 5
IN SEARCH OF THE GRANDEUR OF GOD
18 Sacred places, art and a portable organ 369
19 Celebrity 385
Postscript 397
Contributors 402
"Not much can get a humanist out of bed early on a Sunday morning but Radio 4's Sunday programme does the job. In this book some of the most revealing and compelling of its ever-insightful reports remind us of how lucky we are to have it still on air."
"Essential reading for anyone attempting to grasp fully the historical and social complexities of the last few decades in which, despite the advance of secularism, faith still plays such a vital role."
"Full of fascinating interviews and perceptive reportage, it's nothing short of a social history of modern Britain, seen through the lens of religion, ethics and belief."
"Stimulating and refreshing. The BBC at its most fearless in covering the key issues of faith in Britain."
"Powerfully illustrates the changing landscape of religion and demonstrates faith's vital past and continuing relevance to some of the most important issues of the day."
"Compelling insight and astute commentary on the politics, the commitment, and the hopes and the fears of people of faith and beyond over a fifty-year period."
- Title: Sunday: A History of Religious Affairs through 50 Years of Conversations and Controversies
- Authors: Edward Stourton, Amanda Hancox
- Publisher: SPCK Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780281087754, 9780281087730, 0281087733, 028108775X
- Resource ID: LLS:9780281087754
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-02T17:40:36Z