Re-Enchanting

Re-enchanting... Myths & Wild Stories - Martin Shaw

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:48:57 GMT

Martin Shaw is a storyteller and mythologist who joined Re-Enchanting two years ago to describe his mystical encounter during a forest vigil that led to his embrace of Christianity. His new book ‘Liturgies of the Wild’ weaves his own journey with the many folk tales and stories he has gathered throughout his life to re-enchant the God story for a new generation of seekers.

For Martin Shaw: https://drmartinshaw.com/

For 'Liturgies Of The Wild': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liturgies-Wild-Myths-that-Make/dp/1846048915

Generosity changes things — in us, in others and in the world.

At Stewardship, we help Christians give well and see their generosity make a real difference.

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Re-Enchanting... storytelling - Adjoa Andoh

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Adjoa Andoh MBE is an award-winning actress, passionate social activist, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Whether it be on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, on the screen as Bridgerton’s formidable Lady Danbury, or behind closed doors as a judge for the Booker Prize - Adjoa has helped to tell and share some of our most beloved and cherished stories.

So, in this episode of Re-Enchanting, Belle and Adjoa talk about just that – the stories that Adjoa breathes in and out, the ones she finds herself telling both on and off stage.

Generosity changes things — in us, in others and in the world.

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Re-enchanting... The Age Of Hitler - Alec Ryrie

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Professor Alec Ryrie is Professor of the History of Christianity at Durham University and author of many books including his most recent – ‘The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It ’.

Alec explains the thesis at the core of his book, and why modern history’s most notorious villain is still shaping our cultural and moral imagination.

For 'The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It' https://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-Hitler-How-Will-Survive/dp/1836390823

Radical generosity has always been central to the Christian story.

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Re-Enchanting... Music - Nick Mulvey

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Nick Mulvey is a Mercury Prize nominated singer-songwriter. His two latest albums, Dark Harvest Pt 1 and 2, chart his search for the transcendent. His longing for re-enchantment and his captivation with the Christian story.

In this episode of Re-Enchanting, Nick tells Belle about the tension between success and humility, the spiritual aspects of writing and performing his music, and the twists and turns of his spiritual journey.

Generosity changes things — in us, in others and in the world.

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Re-enchanting... The Christmas Story - AJ Sherrill

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

AJ Sherrill pastors St Peter's Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the author of ‘Rediscovering Christmas: Surprising insights into the story you thought you knew’. He joins Belle and Justin to re-enchant… Christmas.

For AJ Sherrill: https://www.ajsherrill.org/

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Re-enchanting... Charisma - Molly Worthen

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Molly Worthen is an academic and journalist who has spent much of her career chronicling the history of religion in the USA. Two years ago she joined Justin and Belle for Re-Enchanting, to talk about her own unlikely journey to faith as an adult convert to Christianity.

Today she returns to talk about her new book ‘Spellbound’ - charting America’s love affair with charismatic leaders in religion and politics. Today we attempt to re-enchant… ‘Charisma’.

For 'Spellbound': https://mollyworthen.com/book/spellbound/

For Molly Worthen's first appearance on Re-Enchanting: https://www.seenandunseen.com/re-enchanting-conversion-us-evangelicalism?page=84

Generosity changes things — in us, in others and in the world.

At Stewardship, we help Christians give well and see their generosity make a real difference.

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Re-Enchanting... The Girl From Montego Bay

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin MBE is Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury. An utter trailblazer: she is the Church of England’s first black female bishop, was the first female Chaplain to the Speaker to the House of Commons and a Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II. She is also the author of her autobiography – The Girl from Montego Bay – in which she shares her story with raw and unflinching honesty.

For 'The Girl From Montego Bay': https://amzn.eu/d/8igCgq4

Generosity changes things — in us, in others and in the world.

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Re-enchanting... Waiting - Rich Villodas

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:58:23 GMT

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship in New York City. He is the author of several books including the award winning 'Deeply Formed Life'.

He joins Belle and Justin to talk about his new book 'Waiting For Jesus - An Advent Invitation to Prayer and Renewal'.

For 'Waiting For Jesus': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waiting-Jesus-Devotional-Readings-Christmas/dp/1846049032

Generosity changes things — in us, in others and in the world.

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Re-enchanting... The Bible's embarassing bits - Andrew Ollerton

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Andrew Ollerton is a theologian and pastor who works with the Bible Society and developed The Bible Course. His latest publication is ‘God’s Book: An Honest Look at the Bible's 7 Toughest Topics’. A significant rise in Bible sales has been reported in the past year… as people apparently seek re-enchantment through the story of Scripture, what sort of questions will they encounter along the way? And can Andrew help to make sense of them? He joins Belle and Justin to re-enchant... the Bible’s embarassing bits.

For 'God's Book' by Andrew Ollerton: https://www.andrewollerton.com/books/gods-book-an-honest-look-at-the-bibles-7-toughest-topics

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Re-enchanting... Psychedelics - Ashley Lande

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Ashley Lande is an artist and author whose book ’The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever’ tells her story of using psychedelics as a search for re-enchantment, and her path to faith in Christ as she began to encounter the dark side of trips and transcendent experiences. She talks to Belle and Justin about her journey.

For Ashley Lande: https://www.ashleylande.com/

For Seen & Unseen: https://www.seenandunseen.com/

Generosity changes things - in us, in others and in the world.

At Stewardship, we help Christians give well and see their generosity make a real difference.

Find out how a Stewardship Giving Account can help you give, grow, and live generously every day.

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Re-Enchanting Live: Why the tide of faith is turning

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The Re-Enchanting podcast from Seen & Unseen speaks to guests seeking to re-enchant our secular world with the Christian vision of reality.

Co-hosts Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley will be joined by Bishop Graham Tomlin in a live audience edition of the podcast. Together they’ll explore why a ’surprising rebirth’ of belief in God seems to be underway in the West and how the church can engage those coming through its doors once again. If you found this conversation interesting, Seen & Unseen, the creators of Re-Enchanting, offers thousands of articles exploring how the Christian faith helps us understand the modern world.

Discover more here: www.seenandunseen.com

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Re-enchanting live at Bradford Literature Festival: Chine McDonald, Francis Spufford and Lamorna Ash

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Recorded live at Bradford Literature Festival, Belle Tindall brings together three of the most influential voices of the moment: Chine McDonald, Lamorna Ash and Francis Spufford. Together, they speak about what belief is, what it isn't, and how people are navigating our 'age of crisis'.

Not only is this our first ever live recording, it's truly a conversation not to be missed.

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Re-enchanting... The story of Jesus - Bear Grylls

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Bear Grylls is an adventurer and survival expert who has become known to millions through his TV shows, documentaries and writing. His most recent book is ’The Greatest Story Every Told’, an account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus told through the eyes of 5 eyewitnesses.

Justin and Belle talk to Bear about his own life and faith journey and the inspiration behind his new project as they re-enchant… the story of Jesus.

For 'The Greatest Story Ever Told': https://greateststoryevertoldbook.com/

For Seen & Unseen: https://www.seenandunseen.com/

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Re-enchanting... Belief - Ross Douthat

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Ross Douthat is a columnist for the New York Times and the author of 'Believe: Why everyone should be religious'. He joins Belle and Justin to talk about why religion is good for us, and to give some pointers for how the average agnostic may be able to find their way to faith.

For Ross Douthat: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Believe-Why-Everyone-Should-Religious/dp/0310367581

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Re-enchanting... my lifelong search for God - Donna Freitas

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Donna Freitas is a scholar, teacher, writer, and author of fiction and non-fiction for both adults and teenagers. Her most recent book ‘Wishful Thinking: How I lost my faith and why I want to find it’ is a spiritual memoir of her Catholic upbringing and adult search for God.

Justin and Belle talk to Donna about losing and seeking faith

Donna Freitas: https://www.donnafreitas.com/wishful-thinking/

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Re-enchanting... losing Natasha - Nadim Ednan-Laperouse

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Nadim Ednan-Laperouse OBE is founder and trustee (along with his wife, Tanya) of The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – which was established in the name of Nadim and Tanya’s daughter, Natasha, who died as a result of an allergic reaction to a baguette which did not have the correct information on its packaging.

The story of Natasha’s death captured the attention of the nation and is still inspiring invaluable research and change, Nadim talks to Justin and Belle about Natasha, grief, hope, and the extraordinary spiritual experience that accompanied his daughter's final hours.

Nadim Ednan-Laperouse: https://www.narf.org.uk/senior-team

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Re-enchanting... Blaise Pascal - Graham Tomlin

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Graham Tomlin is the Director of the Centre For Cultural Witness, and Editor in Chief of Seen and Unseen. As the former bishop of Kensington he has been involved in theological education and cultural engagement for several years. His latest book is ‘Blaise Pascal: The man who made the modern world’.

Justin, Belle and Graham explore the life and legacy of Pascal, a polymath who, in a relatively short lifetime, made huge contributions not only to science, mathematics, technology and culture but also offered arguments for Christianity that are still widely discussed today.

Blaise Pascal book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blaise-Pascal-Made-Modern-World/dp/1399807641

Seen & Unseen: https://www.seenandunseen.com/contributors/graham-tomlin

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Re-enchanting... Conversion - Lamorna Ash

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

If you found this conversation interesting, Seen & Unseen, the creators of Re-Enchanting, offers thousands of articles exploring how the Christian faith helps us understand the modern world. Discover more here: www.seenandunseen.com. Lamorna Ash is an award-winning writer and journalist, she’s the author of Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town and the brand new Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever: A New Generation’s Search for Religion, both of which have caught a huge amount of attention.

Lamorna tells Belle and Justin about her tour of the UK - why her curiosity caused her to drive the length and bredth of the country, seeking out young adults who have converted to Christianity - and whether, by the end of it, she could count herself as one of them.

For Lamorna's book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/dont-forget-were-here-forever/lamorna-ash/9781526663146

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Re-enchanting... The end of the world - Alex Evans

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT

If you found this conversation interesting, Seen & Unseen, the creators of Re-Enchanting, offers thousands of articles exploring how the Christian faith helps us understand the modern world. Discover more here: www.seenandunseen.com Alex Evans is the founder and Executive Director of Larger Us - a community of change-makers seeking to bridge divides and bring people together. Alex has previously worked as a think tank researcher, as a special adviser to two cabinet ministers, in the UN Secretary-General’s office and as a consultant for organisations from Oxfam to the US National Intelligence Council.

It’s given Alex a perspective on just how bad things can be in the world. Many have described our era as a ‘polycrisis’ or ‘permacrisis', as climate change, war, technology, immigration and the rise of extremism threaten to destabilise the world.

So how do we deal with 24 hour doom-scrolling? And how can Christian faith speak to a world where everything seems to be falling apart?

Last year Alex began a Substack titled ’The Good Apocalypse Guide’ about how we can survive and thrive to unlock a 'breakthrough' rather than 'breakdown' future.

Alex joins Belle and Justin as they attempt to re-enchant… the end of the world.

For Alex Evans: https://goodapocalypse.substack.com/

For Re-Enchanting: https://www.seenandunseen.com/podcast

There’s more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen recorded at Lambeth Palace Library, the home of the Centre for Cultural Witness. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall engage faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity?If you found this conversation interesting, Seen & Unseen, the creators of Re-Enchanting, offers thousands of articles exploring how the Christian faith helps us understand the modern world. Discover more here: www.seenandunseen.com

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Re-enchanting... Motherhood - Chine McDonald

Wed, 28 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Chine McDonald is the Director of Theos, the religion and society think tank. She is also a regular contributor to TV and radio programmes and author of ‘God Is Not a White Man: and Other Revelations’ and the brand new ‘Unmaking Mary: Shattering the Myth of Perfect Motherhood’.

She is also our first ever returning guest on Re-Enchanting!

In this episode, Chine talks to Justin and Belle about the myths she has endeavoured to shatter around motherhood, whether or not the task of mothering can be subcontracted out to machines and how God is as much a mother as he is a father.

For more from Chine: https://www.chinemcdonald.com/

For Theos Think Tank: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/

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Re-enchanting... God & suffering - Esther Maria Magnis

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Esther Maria Magnis is a German writer whose book ‘With or Without Me’ is a memoir of her journey with faith and the perception of reality.

With unflinching honesty Esther takes us through her childhood and adolescence as she, along with her brother and sister, deals with the grief of her father’s cancer diagnosis, her prayers, and her journey through the loss of faith, into materialism, self-deconstruction and finally the turn back to the idea of God.

Justin and Belle talk to Esther about her raw account of coming to terms with faith through the beauty of life, the ugliness of death, and even the apparent silence of God.

For Esther Maria Magnis: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Without-Conversion-Esther-Maria-Magnis/dp/163608026X

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Re-enchanting... Experiential Spirituality - Tyler Staton

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Tyler Staton is the Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon and the head of Prayer 24/7, USA. He's also the author of three best-selling books: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, Searching for Enough, and The Familiar Stranger.

In this episode of Re-Enchanting, Belle talks with Tyler about Christianity as a source of experiential spirituality, our lives being 'the main event' and the mystery of the Holy Spirit.

For more from Tyler: https://www.tylerstaton.com/

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Re-enchanting... The Eastern Orthodox Revival - John Mark Reynolds

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Dr John Mark Reynolds is the president of the Constantine Schools and College in Texas and the author of numerous books including 'When Athens Met Jerusalem: an Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought'.

He is a frequent blogger and lecturer on a wide range of topics including ancient philosophy, classical and home education, politics, faith, and virtue.

John Mark was involved in recent research that made global headlines, showing a huge upswing in the numbers of young men entering the Eastern Orthodox Church - precisely the demographic most absent in many churches.

Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley ask John Mark: What is it about this ancient church stream that has re-enchanted these young converts?

John Mark Reynolds: https://www.saintconstantinecollege.org/about/welcome-from-the-president

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Re-Enchanting... Shakespeare - Dr Kate Flaherty

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Dr Kate Flaherty is Senior Lecturer in English and Drama at the Australian National University. She researches how Shakespeare’s works play on the stage of public culture. Her insights have been published in Contemporary Theatre Review, New Theatre Quarterly, Australian Studies and Shakespeare Survey. She is also the author of the book ‘Ours as we play it: Australia Plays Shakespeare’ and of the latest volume of the ‘ Cambridge Elements’ series - 'Ellen Terry, Shakespeare and Suffrage in Australia and New Zealand'.

So today Justin and Belle are going to be speaking with Kate about how enchantment shows up in the iconic works of Shakespeare.

Kate Flaherty: https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/kate-flaherty

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Re-enchanting... Reality - Andrew Davison

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Revd Professor Andrew Davison is Regius Professor of Divinity at The University of Oxford.

Andrew has both a scientific and theological background and has frequently worked on the intersection of science and faith, as well as writing on ‘participation’ and the ’sacramental theology' of blessing in books such as ‘Participation In God’ and ‘Blessing’.

Andrew says we need to rethink separating things into the categories of ‘natural' and ‘supernatural’ - enchantment is part and parcel of the way the world is and the way we engage it.

So today Justin and Belle are going to attempt to to re-enchant… reality.

Andrew Davison: https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/revd-prof-andrew-davison

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Re-enchanting... Hospitality - Jo Swinney

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Jo Swinney is director of communications for the Christian environmental conservation charity A Rocha International.

Jo's parents Miranda and Peter Harris were the founders of A Rocha. Miranda's tragic death in 2019 was a shock to all those who knew her. Jo’s book ‘A Place At The Table: Faith, hope and hospitality’ pairs her own words with writings she discovered of her mother’s to celebrate her life and to explore how sharing food is at the heart of a shared life.

Justin and Belle hear about the events the led up to Jo writing the book and how we can re-enchant the gift of hospitality in an increasingly lonely world.

Jo Swinney: https://arocha.org/product/a-place-at-the-table-faith-hope-and-hospitality/

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Re-enchanting... The natural world - Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg is rabbi of New North London Synagogue and Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism, here in the UK. He’s also the author of numerous books, including ‘Walking with the Light: from Frankfurt to Finchley’, ‘Things My Dog has Taught Me: about being a better human’ and his latest – ‘Listening for God in Torah and Creation’

Justin and Belle speak with Jonathan about the workings of Jewish scripture, the nature of awe, wonder, and sensitivity and our reposnibility for the care of the natural world.

For more from Rabbi Jonathan: https://jonathanwittenberg.org/

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Re-enchanting... Death - Dame Sue Black

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Professor Lady Sue Black is one of the world’s leading forensic scientists. Police forces, the Foreign Office and the UN have called upon her evidence in countless high-profile investigations. She is currently President of St. John’s College, Oxford, and in 2021 entered the House of Lords as a cross-bench peer.

She has penned numerous books, including the Saltire Prize winning ‘All That Remains: A Life in Death’ and her latest book, ‘Written in Bone: hidden stories in what we leave behind’. In 2024, Professor Lady Black was also appointed to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle – the highest honour in Scotland.

In this episode of Re-Enchanting, Justin and Belle speak to Sue about her first time working on a dead body, the stories that our bodies tell after death, her work in the wake of the Kosovo war and the 2004 tsunami, and - ultimately - how our reluctance to look death in the eye is profoundly hurting us.

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Re-enchanting... The death of Christianity - Rupert Shortt

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Rupert Shortt is an author and research associate at the Von Hugel Institute, University Of Cambridge and a former Religion Editor for the Times Literary Supplement.

His latest book ’The Eclipse of Christianity… and why it matters’ has been praised by Tom Holland as ‘ A brilliant survey of Christianity’s decline in Britain- how it happened and why it matters, by one of our most learned and stimulating apologists’.

Belle and Justin talk with Rupert about why mainstream churches are in decline across the West and why Europe’s historic faith remains critical to the survival of humane culture.

Rupert Shortt: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/rupert-shortt/the-eclipse-of-christianity/9781399802765/

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Re-enchanting... The streets - Les Isaac

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Rev Les Isaac OBE is founder of Ascension Trust.

Les came to national attention in 2022 when his message about integrity and the common good at the Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast set in motion a chain of events that led to the resignation of Boris Johnson in the following days.

Les is best known as the pioneer of the Street Pastors movement. Every weekend Street Pastors provide care and support to late night clubbers in nearly 250 cities and towns across the UK, a story Les tells in his book ‘Faith On The Streets’.

Les joins Justin and Belle to talk about re-enchanting the pubs, clubs and streets of our cities.

Les Isaac: https://www.streetpastors.org/

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Re-enchanting... Wisdom - Francis Collins

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:00:37 GMT

Francis Collins is a physician and geneticist whose groundbreaking work has led to the discovery of the cause of cystic fibrosis among other diseases. He led the Human Genome Project which first sequenced the entire human DNA, established the science-faith organisation BioLogos, and has gone on to serve 3 US presidents as the director of the National Institutes of Health

Francis’ new book is titled ‘The Road To Wisdom: On truth, science, faith and trust’ and covers some of the controversies and challenges he has faced personally in his public role as a scientist and government advisor leading the USA’s Covid response during the height of the pandemic.

In the light of the 2024 presidential election Justin and Belle talk to Francis about whether we can re-enchant truth, trust and wisdom in an increasingly polarised world.

Francis Collins: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Road-Wisdom-Truth-Science-Faith/dp/1399822314

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Re-Enchanting... Julian of Norwich - Claire Gilbert

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:00:21 GMT

Dr Claire Gilbert is an author, lecturer, mentor and retreat leader and was the founding director of the Westminster Abbey Institute. She is the author of books including ‘Miles To Go Before I Sleep: Letters on Hope, Death and Learning to Live’ and her most recent publication ‘I, Julian’ a novel about the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich.

Belle and Justin talk to Claire about how Julian Of Norwich's 'Revelations Of Divine Love' from 650 years ago, can speak to modern spiritual hunger.

Claire Gilbert: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Julian-fictional-autobiography-Norwich/dp/1399807544

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Re-Enchanting... An ahistorical age - Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:00:03 GMT

Sarah Irving-Stonebraker is an Australian historian whose new book ‘Priests of History: stewarding the past in an ahistoric age’, says that, in our age of self-invention, modern people are profoundly disconnected from the stories, practises and history that once gave them their identity.

Justin and Belle talk to Sarah about re-enchanting an ahistorical age and about her own journey from atheism to Christianity as a young academic at Cambridge and Oxford in the early 2000s.

Sarah Irving-Stonebraker: https://www.stonebraker.com.au/

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Re-Enchanting... Comic books - Siku

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:00:10 GMT

Siku is an artist, author, theologian, musician, and a leading comic book artist. He has worked for 2000AD as artist on titles such as Judge Dredd as well as Marvel UK and COM X. He is the author of the book ‘Batman Is Jesus’ and is of course well known for the graphic novel, The Manga Bible.

Siku sits down with Justin and Belle to discuss the creative processes of making a comic book, the theology of story-telling and why he thinks 'Batman is Jesus'.

For Siku: https://www.theartofsiku.com/

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Re-Enchanting... Life and loss - Zoe Clark-Coates

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:00:27 GMT

Zoe Clark-Coates MBE has become one of the UK's most trusted voices when it comes to the gigantic topics of grief and loss. She is an author, podcaster and TV broadcaster, as well as the founder and CEO of the Mariposa Trust and co-chair of the most extensive government baby loss review in recent years.

Zoe shares her own experience of grief, having lost five babies, and tells of how her faith and her sorrow have always been well acquainted.

For Zoe: https://www.zoeadelle.co.uk/

For advice and support regarding some of the topics that have been mentioned in this episode: https://www.sayinggoodbye.org/

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Re-Enchanting... Politics and the local church - Jack Palmer-White

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:00:36 GMT

Jack Palmer-White is Senior Director at the Good Faith Partnership, an organisation that seeks to bridge some of the gaps between different sectors and, in so doing, find some innovative solutions for some of society’s more difficult problems. Before this, Jack was the Anglican Communion’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and senior advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury on social and public affairs.

With over a decade of experience of working with charities, faith-based organisations, and social movements to help bring about change at the local, national and global level – Jack talks with Belle and Justin about the nature of politics and, ultimately, how we can re-enchant what it means to love our neighbour.

For more from Good Faith Partnership: https://goodfaith.org.uk/

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Re-Enchanting… X Factor idolatry - Talia Dean

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 05:00:32 GMT

Talia Dean became a household name in 2017 after she wowed judges on the X Factor with her stunning vocals. She went on to a successful music career, collaborating with Brian May of Queen among others. But Talia recently announced she has quit the mainstream music industry after rediscovering her Catholic faith in a big way at the end of last year.

Justin and Belle talk to Talia about what sparked her return to faith and dealing with the celebrity world of X Factor madness.

Talia Dean: https://taliadean.com/

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Re-enchanting... Riots, refugees & Right vs Left - Krish Kandiah

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 05:00:03 GMT

Dr Krish Kandiah OBE is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation, a charity supporting refugees to find welcome, work and worthwhile housing in the UK. Krish has also been at the forefront of many other initiatives including the fostering and adoption charity Home For Good, as well as writing multiple books on theology, activism and faith.

Following a summer marred by riots over immigration, Justin and Belle talk to Krish about re-enchanting compassion for the 'orphan, widow and foreigner' in an increasingly divided culture.

Krish Kandiah: https://krishk.com/

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Re-Enchanting... The politics of Jesus - NT Wright

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:00:19 GMT

NT (Tom) Wright is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. Tom has written extensively on Jesus, Paul and early Christianity and his work has been hugely influential across the world. As well as his notable academic career Tom has also served in the Church of England in various roles, including as Bishop of Durham from 2003-2010.

Belle and Justin talk to Tom about his new book, co-authored with Mike Bird - Jesus And The Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies. How we can re-enchant 21st Century politics with the 1st Century vision of Jesus as Lord?

NT Wright: https://spckpublishing.co.uk/jesus-and-the-powers

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Re-Enchanting... Atheism - Alex O'Connor

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:00:20 GMT

Alex O'Connor is a well known atheist Youtube and podcast host with over 800 thousand subscribers to his channel. Unlike many online new atheists he has sought to genuinely understand his Christian and religious counterparts. This included studying theology at Oxford University, helping to re-establish a Socratic debating society in the mould of the one created by CS Lewis, and counting many Christians as his friends and acquaintances.

Belle and Justin talk to Alex about atheism, the changing tides of culture and what it would take for Alex to believe…

Alex O'Connor: https://www.youtube.com/@CosmicSkeptic

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Re-Enchanting... Aliens, animals and AI - Nick Spencer

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:00:02 GMT

Nick Spencer is Senior Fellow at Theos and hosts their podcast ‘Reading Our Times’. He is the author of a number of books and reports, including ‘Magisteria: the entangled histories of science and religion’ and his most recent book co-authored with Hannah Waite, 'Playing God: Science, Religion and the Future of Humanity’.

Belle and Justin chat with Nick about aliens, animals and AI. How are the boundaries of science and technology re-enchanting what makes humans unique?

Nick Spencer: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/authors/3/nick-spencer

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Re-Enchanting... The Brain - Iain McGilchrist

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 05:00:19 GMT

Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and philosopher, and author of the books ‘The Master And His Emissary’ and ‘The Matter With Things’.

Iain’s thesis on the left and right hemispheres of the brain has been highly influential. He believes ‘left hemispheric’ thinking has come to dominate much of modern culture in negative ways.

He speaks with Belle and Justin about whether we can we re-enchant our view of the world by re-engaging a ‘right hemispheric’ view of life, love and faith.

For Iain McGilchrist: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/home/

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Re-Enchanting... Evangelicalism - Karen Swallow Prior

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 05:00:27 GMT

Karen Swallow Prior is a Professor of English Literature and an award-winning author. Her most recent book is 'The Evangelical Imagination: How stories, images and metaphors created a culture in Crisis’.

Belle and Justin speak to Karen about the role of the imagination in faith, what the term evangelical means today and whether it can be re-enchanted…

Karen Swallow Prior: https://karenswallowprior.com/

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Re-Enchanting… Agnosticism - Ben Sixsmith

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:00:57 GMT

Ben Sixsmith is a journalist and contributing editor at The Critic. He writes for many outlets on culture and politics including at his own substack The Zone. Ben has also written about about his own religious upbringing and his search for faith as an agnostic.

In a disenchanted age Justin and Belle talk to Ben about what it takes to believe…

Ben Sixsmith: https://bensixsmith.substack.com/

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Re-Enchanting... The election(s) - Luke Bretherton

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 05:00:23 GMT

2024 will see more than sixty countries hold national elections and more than two billion people eligible to vote - including an imminent election in the UK and what looks to be a historic election in the US.

This calls for a special episode of Re-Enchanting.

Luke Bretherton is an author and theologian who currently splits his time between Duke University in the US and St Mellitus College here in London. It has just been announced that from January 2025 onwards, Luke will be the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church Oxford.

Specialising in political and moral theology, Luke’s books include the award-winning Christianity & Contemporary Politics, Resurrecting Democracy, and his latest offering - A Primer in Christian Ethics: Christ and the Struggle to Live Well.

Luke joins Belle and Justin to discuss the often-choppy waters of liberal democracy and to ponder whether we can re-enchant politics, democracy and our vote.

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Re-Enchanting... New York City - Rasool Berry

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:00:16 GMT

Rasool Berry serves as teaching pastor at The Bridge Church in Brooklyn, New York. He hosts the Where Ya From? podcast and is the writer, producer and host of the Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom feature-length documentary.

Justin and Belle speak to Rasool about Re-enchanting… the city, millennials and Gen Z.

Rasool Berry: https://www.rasoolberry.com/

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Re-Enchanting... Planet Narnia - Michael Ward

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:00:03 GMT

Dr Michael Ward is a literary critic, theologian, and renowned C.S. Lewis expert – teaching at both the University of Oxford and Houston Christian University, in Texas. He is the author of books including 'Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis' and 'After Humanity: A guide to C.S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man'.

Justin and Belle talk to Michael about the inner workings of the Narnian universe, the nature of Lewis’ imagination, and one of his most difficult works – The Abolition of Man.

Michael Ward: https://michaelward.net

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Re-Enchanting… Middle earth - Holly Ordway

Wed, 29 May 2024 05:00:38 GMT

Holly Ordway is a scholar of English literature who is a professor at the Word on Fire Institute in the USA and Houston Christian University.

Holly has written about literary and imaginative apologetics, edited and annotated a volume of Gerard Manley Hopkins' poetry, and has also gone on to publish major books on the works of one of her literary heroes JRR Tolkien. These are the award-wining 'Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages’ and the recently published book ‘Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual biography’.

Today we’ll be exploring Holly’s own journey and why Tolkien’s world of hobbits, elves, wizards and warriors continues to enchant so many in our world.

Holly Ordway: https://hollyordway.com/

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Re-Enchanting... The 7 deadly sins - Elizabeth Oldfield

Wed, 22 May 2024 05:00:06 GMT

Elizabeth Oldfield is a writer, broadcaster and host of The Sacred podcast. Her new book 'Fully Alive' examines how modern life can be informed by ancient wisdom, including a fresh look at the 'Seven Deadly Sins'.

Belle and Justin speak to Elizabeth about her own spiritual journey, wisdom, our common life and the things that most deeply bind us.

Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/

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Re-Enchanting... The life we have - Joshua Luke Smith

Wed, 15 May 2024 05:00:28 GMT

Joshua Luke Smith is a poet, songwriter, storyteller, podcaster and author of the book 'Something You Once Knew'. His latest album 'Liberated' is available now.

Belle and Justin talk to Joshua about re-enchanting creativity, the music industry and ultimately, ‘the life we have’.

Joshua Luke Smith: https://www.joshualukesmith.com/

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Coming Soon: Re-Enchanting Season Four

Tue, 14 May 2024 15:04:53 GMT

Re-enchanting is back! Join Justin, Belle and a host of guests as they explore how Christianity can re-enchant culture, politics, the arts, the sciences, history, and so much more. Season four starts this Wednesday, with episodes from poet and songwriter Joshua Luke Smith, host of The Sacred podcast Elizabeth Oldfield, journalist Ben Sixsmith and many more. You can get Re-enchanting wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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Re-enchanting... Black Christian voices - Lisa Fields

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:00:23 GMT

Lisa Fields is the founder of The Jude 3 Project - an organisation helping the Christian community know what they believe and why they believe it with a strong emphasis in equipping those of African descent in the United States and abroad.

Lisa founded the organisation after encountering significant intellectual challenges to her own faith. Belle and Justin find out what answers she discovered, the unique challenges that people of colour face when it comes to Christian faith, and how we can re-enchant the voice of black Christians in the world of theology and apologetics.

Lisa Fields: https://jude3project.org/our-founder

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Re-enchanting... just about everything - Jonathan Pageau

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:00:52 GMT

Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian icon carver, public speaker and YouTuber exploring the symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world. He's also the editor of the Orthodox Arts Journal and host of the Symbolic World blog and podcast.

Jonathan is also known for his friendship with Jordan Peterson, another thinker invested in symbolism, psychology and pointing people back to Christianity as the modern West navigates a ‘meaning crisis’.

Jonathan talk to Justin and Belle about meaning, symbolism, atheism and the meaning crisis as we ask whether we can re-enchant… just about everything!

Jonathan Pageau: https://thesymbolicworld.com/

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Re-enchanting... Hollywood & motherhood - Jessica Oyelowo

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:00:49 GMT

Jessica Oyelowo is a creative force of nature: an actor, TV and film producer, singer, and song-writer. Jessica has brought her art to both the stage and the screen.

Living in Los Angeles with her husband, David, and their four children, much of Jessica’s latest work highlights how her faith, her dreams, her convictions, and her roles tend to collide. In particular, her latest album '(M)other' empowers, honours and champions mothers.

Belle and Justin speak to Jessica about Hollywood, motherhood, and what dreaming big dreams looks like when faith is involved.

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Re-enchanting... laughter - Milton Jones

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 06:00:07 GMT

Milton Jones is an award-winning stand-up comedian, broadcaster, author, and 'Mock the Week' legend. He's a king of the one-liners, and crafter of the ‘Ten-Second Sermon’. Belle and Justin chat to Milton about his life, his comedy, and his Christian faith – as well as discussing the relationship between God and laughter.

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Re-enchanting... Recovery from addiction - Lauren Windle

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 06:00:55 GMT

Lauren Windle is a journalist, author, speaker and presenter who specialises in faith, recovery and love. She is the author of 'Notes on Love: being single and dating in a marriage-obsessed church' and the upcoming 'Notes on Feminism: Being a woman in a male-led church'.

Justin and Belle chat with Lauren about her own story of addiction, recovery and faith, the intersection between Christianity and feminism from her perspective within the church, and the pervasive questions being asked by today’s culture.

For Lauren Windle: https://laurenwindle.com/

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Re-enchanting... singleness & sexuality - David Bennett

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:00:23 GMT

David Bennett is an author, speaker and theologian based at Oxford University. Originally from Australia, his book 'A War of Loves' describes his own story of encountering the love of God in a pub in the gay quarter of Sydney. He tells Belle and Justin how, as an atheistic gay activist, he became a follower of Jesus and why he advocates for a positive moral vision of biblical sexuality and discipleship.

For David Bennett: https://www.dacbennett.com/

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Re-enchanting... the human faces behind poverty - Sabina Alkire

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 06:00:25 GMT

Professor Sabina Alkire directs the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford. Sabina has been involved in developing methods of measuring multidimensional poverty and her work is used to address development issues in countries around the world.  

Sabina is ordained in the Anglican Church. Belle and Justin explore how her Christian faith maps onto her work in engaging poverty and development and how we can re-enchant our capacity for justice and compassion in tackling global poverty.

For Sabina Alkire: https://ophi.org.uk/sabina-alkire/

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Re-enchanting... Visions, dreams & storytelling - Martin Shaw

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:00:19 GMT

Martin Shaw is a renowned storyteller and mythologist, who in the last couple of years has his own quite extraordinary conversion story to tell.

After many years as a poet, author and teaching others through the West Country school of myth, Martin had a visionary encounter that confounded all his expectations.

Martin is now a Christian but sees this homecoming as a fulfilment of a life invested in mythology and storytelling. He tells Justin and Belle his story as they discuss storytelling, mythology and rediscovering Christianity as a ‘dream’.

For Martin Shaw: https://drmartinshaw.com/

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Re-enchanting... feminism & the culture wars - Helen Lewis

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 06:00:42 GMT

Helen Lewis is a journalist, broadcaster and staff writer for The Atlantic. She is the author of 'Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights’ and has been writing and speaking about feminism, gender, and the culture wars for several years... and occasionally gets caught up in them herself, including a viral interview with Jordan Peterson for GQ.

Justin and Belle chat to Helen about the religious instincts that seems to underly secular activism on both the left and right, and whether she sees any way forward in re-enchanting feminism and the culture wars of our day.

For Helen Lewis: https://helenlewiswrites.com/

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Re-enchanting... Politics - Rory Stewart

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:00:11 GMT

Rory Stewart is a former cabinet minister and MP who co-hosts the hugely popular podcast 'The Rest Is Politics'. He is author of the best-selling autobiography 'Politics On The Edge'. He is interviewed by former cabinet minister Rev Jonathan Aitken who spent time in prison after being convicted of perjury, an experience which led him to embrace Christian faith. They talk about whether politics is being taken seriously, prison reform, and how Stewart's own faith infoms his vocation to public life and service.

For Rory Stewart: https://www.rorystewart.co.uk/

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Re-Enchanting Season Three Coming Soon

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:00:10 GMT

Belle & Justin return for season three of Re-Enchanting, talking to leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. This season we welcome Rory Stewart, Jonathan Aitken, Helen Lewis, Lauren Windle, David Bennett, Sabine Alkire, Dr Martin Shaw and more.

Despite the increasingly scientific and secular age we live in, many people are still searching for a bigger story to live by. Season three will feature a mix of guests - both with and without faith - and explore how those who have tired of modern materialism are the ones seeking to 're-enchant' the world. This podcast is about tracing their journey and work.

Each insightful conversation helps us further unpack the question of whether our culture can be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity.

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Re-enchanting... Race, grace and being black in America - Esau McCaulley

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:21:25 GMT

Esau McCaulley is an author, public theologian and associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. His book 'Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope' won numerous awards. His new memoir 'How far to the Promised Land', draws on his life and experiences to question what the American dream looks like for African-Americans.

Justin and Belle talk to Esau about growing up in Alabama, the racial divides of the past and present in the USA, what difference it makes to read the Bible through the lens of African-American experience and whether the Christian vision of reality can re-enchant the conversation on race?

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Re-enchanting... Cancer - Kate Bowler

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:33:29 GMT

Kate Bowler is an author podcast host, and an Associate Professor of American Religious History at Duke University in North Carolina. After being unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer at age 35, Kate penned the New York Times bestselling memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved) and No Cure For Being Human (and Other Truths I Need to Hear). Kate hosts the Everything Happens podcast where she talks with her guests about what they’ve learned in difficult times.

Justin and Belle talk to Kate about her journey with cancer and some of the theology often associated with health, wealth and prosperity. And in a social media saturated culture where people often curate a picture-perfect version of their life, how can we re-enchant the reality of being imperfect humans in a messy world?

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Re-enchanting... Artificial Intelligence - Ros Picard

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:36:56 GMT

Professor Rosalind Picard is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at MIT. She has pioneered the field of life-saving wearable technology that responds to human emotion and wellbeing. Ros is an expert in machine learning and AI - a field that has exploded in public consciousness recently, moving from the world of sci-fi to everyday life with the advent of Chat GPT and numerous other interactive AI programmes.

What does all this mean for the future of humanity? How do we ensure that technology doesn't dehumanise its creators? Ros approaches these questions not only as a computer scientist but as a Christian, having undergone an adult conversion to faith. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall ask how we can re-enchant AI and technology in a world where the human touch seems to be being replaced by automated chatbots and virtual relationships.

For Ros Picard: https://web.media.mit.edu/~picard/

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Re-enchanting... Kings, Queens & The Church - Suzannah Lipscomb

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:00:02 GMT

Suzannah Lipscomb is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster who has brought the loves, lives and intrigues of the sixteenth century to millions of people through TV shows, podcasts and writing. She is the author of several books, including '1536: The Year that changed Henry VIII' and 'The Voices of Nîmes: Women, Sex, and Marriage in Reformation Languedoc'.

Justin and Belle talk to Suzannah about why she has devoted her life to understanding the past, the way the British monarchy shaped Christendom, why she is focussed on uncovering the real stories of women in our history books, and how as a Christian she puts faith and the tumultuous history of the church together. Look out for a bonus conversation at the end of the show when Suzannah reflects on the problem of suffering as a Christian.

For Suzannah Lipscomb: https://suzannahlipscomb.com/

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Re-enchanting... Kindness, Equality & Progress - Glen Scrivener

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:00:04 GMT

Glen Scrivener is an author, speaker, filmmaker and director of the charity Speak Life. His most recent book ’The Air We Breathe’ has been widely praised as a guide to ‘how we all came to believe in freedom, kindness, progress and equality’.

Glen’s book is a whistle stop tour of 2,000 years of history showing why it was the Christian revolution that gave the West its moral instincts on compassion, equality, consent, freedom and progress.

For The Air We Breathe: https://speaklife.org.uk/books/

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Re-enchanting... Racial Justice - Chine McDonald

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:11:40 GMT

Chine McDonald is an author, public theologian and speaker and the Director of Theos. Her most recent book ‘God is not a white man: And other revelations’ told her own experience as a black woman in Britain and the way in which both culture and the church still have a long way to go in addressing racism.

How does the Christian story speak to these issues? Is the church just as complicit in racism as the culture around it? What has helped Chine to keep faith in a vision of truly multicultural kingdom of God in which everybody’s experience and personhood is valued?

For Chine McDonald: https://www.chinemcdonald.com/

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Re-enchanting... New Atheism - Justin Brierley

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 05:00:52 GMT

Richard Dawkins and the new atheists began a popular anti-God movement in the mid 2000s. But why did the movement sputter out? And could we be seeing the start of a new conversation on God?

Re-Enchanting co-host Justin Brierley becomes the guest in this edition of the show as Belle Tindall and Graham Tomlin interview him about his new book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why new atheism grew old and secular thinkers are considering Christianity again.'

For the book: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/

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Re-enchanting... Disney - Esmé Partridge & Yaroslav Sky-Walker

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 05:00:05 GMT

This October marks Disney’s 100th birthday. Since Disney are in the ‘enchantment’ business, we're dedicating a special episode to discussing its cultural impact. Two guests join Belle and Justin.

Yaroslav Sky-Walker is the assistant Priest of Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square In his spare time, Yaroslav reads theology and writes slightly histrionic film reviews… many of which you can find on Seen and Unseen.

Esmé Partridge is a writer and MPhil candidate in the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge. She also works at the intersection of religion and politics, focusing on religious freedom and interfaith relations.

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Re-enchanting... Conversion & US evangelicalism - Molly Worthen

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:00:32 GMT

Molly Worthen is a journalist and associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For the past decade she has pursued a career researching the religious and intellectual history of North America. As well as writing books such as 'Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism', she is regular contributor to publications such as the New York Times, The Atlantic and The New Yorker.

But Molly’s story took an interesting turn recently. Having been an agnostic most of her life, last year she converted to Christianity. Having researched the good, the bad and the ugly of Christian history we’ll be finding out what led her to embrace faith in the end. And with the continuing polarisation of politics and church culture among US evangelicals why on earth has Molly chosen to be an insider rather than an outsider in the US church?

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Re-enchanting... Comedy - Frank Skinner

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 05:00:55 GMT

Frank Skinner is a comedian, broadcaster and author who has entertained millions through TV shows such as Fantasy Football League, The Frank Skinner Show, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned and Room 101, as well as many sell-out stand-up comedy tours. Frank’s love of comedy is surpassed only by his love of football. He is a lifelong supporter of West Bromwich Albion and, with David Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds, penned ’Three Lions' the best known football anthem of modern times.

But Frank’s other great love is his Catholic faith, something he reconnected with after initially trying to walk away from it in his early twenties. In 2021 he wrote A Comedian's Prayer Book which featured his thoughts on hell, judgement, atheism, money, faith and the X-Men among other things. But how does a comedian square edgy and sometimes crude standup routines with churchgoing and confession? Isn’t faith just very unfashionable in the comedy circuit? Or are comedians trying to fill a God-shaped hole along with everyone else?

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Season 2 preview... 10 more conversations are coming

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:19:14 GMT

Justin Brierley gives a preview of some of the guests joining him and Belle Tindall for Season 2 of Re-Enchanting throughout Oct, Nov and Dec 2023.

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Re-enchanting... The Bible - Vishal Mangalwadi

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:00:30 GMT

Vishal Mangalwadi is a social reformer and philosopher who has been described as 'India's foremost Christian intellectual'. He is the author of 'The book that made your world: How the Bible created the soul of Western civilisation'. Vishal talks to Justin and Belle about the way the Bible has shaped the West and his home country of India, including codifying language and bringing an end to widow burning and infanticide. Belle and Justin also reflect on past guests as this tenth episode marks the end of season 1 of Re-Enchanting.

For Vishal Mangalwadi: https://www.revelationmovement.com/

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Re-enchanting... Education - Katharine Birbalsingh

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:00:02 GMT

Dubbed 'Britain's strictest headteacher', Katharine Birbalsingh's no-nonsense approach to education has won her both fans and critics. But the Michaela Community School she founded in inner city London has proven itself with outstanding results. Katharine talks to Justin and Belle about why, even though she does not profess faith herself, she sees the value of the Christian worldview in education.

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Re-enchanting... Nature - Paul Kingsnorth

Wed, 31 May 2023 05:00:15 GMT

Celebrated author, poet and environmentalist Paul Kingsnorth tells Belle and Justin about his recent conversion to Orthodox Christianity via Buddhism and Wicca. They talk about his concerns at the direction of the environmental movement, his love of the 'wild saints' and why AI may just be the antichrist.

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Re-enchanting... The Human Story - Marilynne Robinson

Wed, 24 May 2023 05:00:56 GMT

What is the nature of a human soul? Marilynne Robinson has sought to re-enchant the divine mystery of everyday human life in her novels.

Marilynne is a Pulitzer Prize winning author of bestselling works including 'Housekeeping', 'Gilead', 'Home' and 'Lila'. As a Christian she has a deep interest in the way theology and scripture speak to contemporary life. Belle and Justin chat to Marilynne about how her novels and essays have sought to re-enchant the human story.

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Re-enchanting... Public Life - Lord Michael Hastings

Wed, 17 May 2023 05:00:02 GMT

People have lost confidence in leaders and insititutions. Can politics and public life be re-enchanted? Lord Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick is an independent peer in the House of Lords who has worked in business, education and international development. He tells Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall about growing up in Jamaica and the UK, and how his faith has led him to 'bend the power of the prosperous to the potential of the poor'.

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Re-enchanting... Sex - Louise Perry

Wed, 10 May 2023 05:00:03 GMT

Louise Perry is a journalist and the author of 'The Case Against The Sexual Revolution', arguing that sex has become disenchanted in the modern West's libertarian, pornified, hook-up culture. Although the book was not written from a Christian perspective, Louise tells Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley why she has come to some surprisingly traditional conclusions about marriage, sex and relationships.

For Louise Perry: https://www.louisemperry.co.uk/

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Re-enchanting... History & The Coronation - Tom Holland

Wed, 03 May 2023 05:00:39 GMT

Can the secular West outlive its Christian past? Will the coronation remind us of our Christian inheritance? Tom Holland is a historian and author who co-hosts the popular podcast 'The Rest Is History'. His best-selling book 'Dominion' charted how the Christian revolution shaped the West's moral instincts. He chats with Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley about why modern secularists are still swimming in Christian waters, and why he has personally become enchanted by the 'greatest story ever told'.

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Re-enchanting... The Universe - Dr Jennifer Wiseman

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:00:08 GMT

Dr Jennifer Wiseman is an astronomer and Director Emeritus of the program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion for the American Association of the Advancement of Science. She is also a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Jennifer talks to Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall about space exploration, including private company space flights and deep space astronomy. She describes exoplanets, stars, and galaxies, and how she sees the hand of God behind the Universe and our place in it.

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Re-enchanting... Reading & Writing - Francis Spufford

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:22:34 GMT

Francis Spufford is an award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction. His 2012 book 'Unapologetic: Why, despite everything, Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense' responded to new atheism with a unique argument for the way faith engages our hopes, failures and longings. He joins Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley to discuss the way books ignite our imagination and how the Christian story shapes his own writing.

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There’s more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen engaging faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity?

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Re-enchanting... Culture - Bishop Graham Tomlin

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:22:35 GMT

In this inaugural episode, Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley chat with Bishop Graham Tomlin, director of the recently established Centre for Cultural Witness, about modern 'dis-enchantment' and whether there is still room for Christian faith in the contemporary West. They discuss the new podcast Re-Enchanting and the Centre's new website Seen & Unseen.

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Introducing Re-Enchanting - Justin Brierley & Belle Tindall

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:19:52 GMT

There’s more to life than the world we can see.

Justin Brierley & Belle Tindall introduce a new podcast from Seen & Unseen. Stories, guests and interviews that can re-enchant our vision of culture, science, politics and art. Recorded at Lambeth Palace Library, the new home of the Centre for Cultural Witness.

The Re-enchanting podcast sees hosts, Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall, talk with guests about how Christianity can re-enchant culture, politics, the arts, the sciences, history, and so much more.

Despite the increasingly scientific and secular age we live in, many people are still searching for a bigger story to live by.

The podcast will feature a mix of guests - both with and without faith - and explore how those who have tired of modern materialism are the ones seeking to 're-enchant' the world. This podcast is about tracing their journey and work.

Series one features conversations with the likes of Tom Holland, Louise Perry, Lord Michael Hastings, Francis Spufford and Marilynne Robinson.

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