Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Cultural Religiosity
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Cultural Religiosity
Giles Fraser meets columnist Giles Coren, who was raised in the Jewish tradition, became an atheist and who now feels at home in a Christian church, to explore what it means to be culturally religious.
Is cultural religiosity an oxymoron and totally untenable? Is it on the rise or has it always been there? Is it damaging to traditional religious practices? And, does it really matter?
To examine these questions, Giles is joined by:
Michael Rosen, author and poet, known for his work exploring humanism and atheism. He has co-written a book, "What is Humanism? How do you live without a god? And Other Big Questions for Kids," which looks at how humanists approach fundamental questions about morals, ethics, and the origins of life.
Kate Smurthwaite, patron of the Humanist society and feminist, atheist comedian and activist. Internationally, she is probably best-known as the star of a viral video in which she claims that she doesn’t have a faith because she is not an idiot.
Justin Brierley, writer, documentary maker and broadcaster behind the book and podcast series, 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God'. Over the course of his work Justin looks at why new atheism grew old and why secular thinkers are considering Christianity again.
Producers: Alexa Good & Linda Walker
Editor: Tim Pemberton
View all episodes
By BBC Radio 4
4.4
9797 ratings
Giles Fraser meets columnist Giles Coren, who was raised in the Jewish tradition, became an atheist and who now feels at home in a Christian church, to explore what it means to be culturally religious.
Is cultural religiosity an oxymoron and totally untenable? Is it on the rise or has it always been there? Is it damaging to traditional religious practices? And, does it really matter?
To examine these questions, Giles is joined by:
Michael Rosen, author and poet, known for his work exploring humanism and atheism. He has co-written a book, "What is Humanism? How do you live without a god? And Other Big Questions for Kids," which looks at how humanists approach fundamental questions about morals, ethics, and the origins of life.
Kate Smurthwaite, patron of the Humanist society and feminist, atheist comedian and activist. Internationally, she is probably best-known as the star of a viral video in which she claims that she doesn’t have a faith because she is not an idiot.
Justin Brierley, writer, documentary maker and broadcaster behind the book and podcast series, 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God'. Over the course of his work Justin looks at why new atheism grew old and why secular thinkers are considering Christianity again.
Producers: Alexa Good & Linda Walker
Editor: Tim Pemberton
More shows like Beyond Belief
View all
Global News Podcast
7,714 Listeners
More or Less
884 Listeners
Newshour
1,070 Listeners
In Our Time
5,537 Listeners
The Documentary Podcast
1,795 Listeners
Witness History
962 Listeners
In Our Time: History
1,880 Listeners
In Our Time: Culture
610 Listeners
In Our Time: Religion
285 Listeners
Arts & Ideas
306 Listeners
6 Minute English
1,759 Listeners
Learning English Conversations
1,031 Listeners
Desert Island Discs
2,028 Listeners
Inside Health
82 Listeners
Moral Maze
64 Listeners
The Life Scientific
233 Listeners
All in the Mind
83 Listeners
Word of Mouth
63 Listeners
The Briefing Room
68 Listeners
You're Dead to Me
3,170 Listeners
The Missing Cryptoqueen
1,005 Listeners
Americast
736 Listeners
The Bomb
1,003 Listeners
Radical with Amol Rajan
39 Listeners