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Dec 2024
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The politics of faith: Britain's changin...

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Is the Church experiencing an existential crisis? And what is the role of Christianity in modern Britain?

 

Tom Gatti is joined by Pippa Bailey, David Sexton, and Madeleine Davies.

 

Read: Conclave: this papal power struggle is high entertainment

 

Read: The race for Lambeth Palace

 

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