Ben Sixsmith: re-enchanting agnosticism

Justin and Belle talk to Ben about what it takes to believe.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Ben Sixsmith is a journalist and contributing editor at The Critic. He writes for many outlets on culture and politics including at his own substack The Zone. Ben has also written about about his own religious upbringing and his search for faith as an agnostic.

In a disenchanted age Justin and Belle talk to Ben about what it takes to believe…

There’s more to life than the world we can see. Re-Enchanting is a podcast from Seen & Unseen recorded at Lambeth Palace Library, the home of the Centre for Cultural Witness. Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall engage faith and spirituality with leading figures in science, history, politics, art and education. Can our culture be re-enchanted by the vision of Christianity?

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Re-enchanting

18 October 2023

1 min read

Re-enchanting... Disney at 100

100-year-old Disney is in the ‘enchantment’ business. Esmé Partridge and Yaroslav Walker join Belle and Justin to discuss its cultural impact. Listen or watch now.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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This October marks Disney’s 100th birthday. Since Disney are in the ‘enchantment’ business, we're dedicating a special episode to discussing its cultural impact.

Two guests join Belle and Justin. Yaroslav Sky-Walker is the assistant Priest of Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square In his spare time, Yaroslav reads theology and writes slightly histrionic film reviews… many of which you can find on Seen and Unseen.

Esmé Partridge is a writer and MPhil candidate in the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge. She also works at the intersection of religion and politics, focusing on religious freedom and interfaith relations.

For more episodes of Re-Enchanting: https://www.seenandunseen.com/podcast