Christianity at the Crossroads
Listen again to a BBC Radio 4 panel discussion in partnership with Theos broadcast on Tuesday 19 March from Westminster Central Hall
About
In this historic week in the history of Christianity, with both the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches celebrating the installation of new leaders, the panel discussion, chaired by John Humphrys, considers whether the internal and external crises facing the churches are too serious to overcome, or too good to waste.
Can the new Pope and Archbishop not only heal the rifts within their own churches but also find ways to speak meaningfully to societies that no longer automatically see them as moral authorities? Have these churches got anything to say to a culture that is unprecedentedly diverse and more secular than before? And is anyone still listening?
The speakers are: Dr Anna Rowlands– a lecturer in Theology and Ministry at Kings College, London; Matthew Parris– a journalist and former Conservative politician; Revd Canon Samuel Wells– Vicar of St. Martin in the Fields; and Sarah Dunant– a writer, broadcaster and critic.