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Nick Spencer: re-enchanting aliens, animals, and AI

Belle and Justin chat with Nick about what makes humans unique.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Nick Spencer is Senior Fellow at Theos and hosts their podcast ‘Reading Our Times’. He is the author of a number of books and reports, including Magisteria: the entangled histories of science and religion and his most recent book co-authored with Hannah Waite, Playing God: Science, Religion and the Future of Humanity.

Belle and Justin chat with Nick about aliens, animals and AI. How are the boundaries of science and technology re-enchanting what makes humans unique?

Visit Nick Spencer's page on the Theos web site

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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Jesus, the refugee? New GodPod episode

Barnabas Aspray joins the hosts to dig into the theology of migration.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Mass immigration and forced migration is one of the most talked about topics of the moment – it’s dominating the headlines, fuelling political conversation, causing division and trickling its way into every sphere of society. With Christians sitting on all sides of all possible opinions, this episode of GodPod sees Graham, Jane, and Mike joined by specialist, Dr Barnabas Aspray. Join them as they dig into some of the theology of migration.

Barnabas is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, at St Mary's Seminary & University, Baltimore. Find out more about his research interests.