Church ahead

2nd of 2 weeks on Jesus and resurrection.
How does resurrection affect our picture of Jesus?  
We survey his ascension, return and headship of church to find out. 
Can someone who has not known permanent death really empathise with us? 
Next time how does resurrection affect our picture of God?

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When you add resurrection onto Jesus' life what difference does it make?
Will it help Maria on a bus to work in Dallas?
We look at Jesus' birth & resurrection, miracles & resurrection and most of all Jesus' death & resurrection.  
Which American cartoon is most like resurrection?

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2nd in our Lent series on the Resurrection.
Are you more of a cross Christian or a resurrection Christian?
Meet the elders from Rev L's youth who place a wager on a 2 horse race.
Which horse wins the race of history ; Good Friday or Easter Sunday?
Does anyone care what resurrection actually means?
Can you spot Rev L's mistake at about 15.00 minutes in?  He gets the horse names muddled!

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For Lent a major new series ; is the Resurrection Christianity's greatest asset?
We meet 3 Cumbrian traditional Christians on Easter Sunday.
We look at 3 paintings by Caravaggio;
1.  Supper at Emmaus.
2.  The Incredulity of St Thomas.
3.  Raising of Lazarus.
Next week some history.

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3rd of 3 episodes about the youngest monotheistic world religion.
Singularity.  Exteriorality.  Finality. 
3 theological themes Rev L notices in Islam.  
Has any prophet really had the last word?

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We take the tour of Didsbury Mosque.
2nd of 3 episodes on Islam.
Would you like to see more mosques?
Is the Bishop of Bradford  primarily a church leader or an interfaith diplomat?

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We go outside Judeo -Christianity for the first time.
First of 3 weeks with Muslims.  
What do we want the relationship of Christians and Muslims to look like?

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3rd of 3 episodes on our non-church crawl.
This week we are in a discussion group of the Philosophy forum of Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.
Is their group better than a church discussion group?
What does the scoreboard look like after 3 weeks?
Is the momentum with church or non-church?
Next time the rise of Islam.

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Are hotel weddings better than church weddings?
In the 2nd stop of our non church crawl we are at the Edwardian Radisson for a family wedding.  
Why is church losing market share for weddings?
Next week - the cleverest learned society in town.

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Welcome to Getting Out our new term of podcasts for early 2024.
We are getting outside of church to look at ourselves from a distance.
Today AC Grayling's lecture Proving Atheism for World Darwin Day.
Did he really prove anything?
Are atheist preachers any good?
Next week a hotel wedding.

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