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Aliens
Belief
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Re-enchanting
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Andrew Davison: re-enchanting... reality

Don't separating things into ‘natural' and ‘supernatural’ - enchantment is part of our world.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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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. 

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GodPod
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War & peace
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Ziya Miral: global conflict and religion's role

Does religion shape violence or does violence shape religion?

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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A crossroads in Ukraine.
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Is John Lennon right, would all wars cease if religion were to vanish? And, finally, what is the theology of conflict? These are topical, real-time, questions – all of which are explored in this episode of GodPod, with the help of Dr Ziya Meral.

Ziya is a lecturer in International Studies and Deplomacy at SOAS (School of African and Oriental Studies), researcher and advisor specialising in global conflict and the role of religion.

For Ziya’s book: How Violence Shapes Religion: Belief and Conflict in the Middle East and Africa : Meral, Ziya: Amazon.co.uk: Books