Nick Spencer is the guest for this episode of Ratio Talks, part of the series On Religion. Nick is Senior Fellow at the think tank Theos and well known for his books on science and religion including The Landscapes of Science and Religion, Playing God, and Magisteria.

In the episode, we also refer to Richard Dawkins’ book The God Delusion.

The discussion includes a reference to the Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee on the teaching of evolution in schools. David Runciman’s podcast Past, Present, Future devotes an entire episode to the trial and is well worth a listen.

Liz Slade, co-creator of this series On Religion, gives her reflections on Nick’s work at the end, and refers to Unitarian Church member and the man who discovered oxygen Joseph Priestley.

Nick’s next book Christianity and the Future of Welfare is due out with Cambridge University Press in 2026.

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