Briefing: Catholic Synod & Reform
This week’s online media briefing was on a two-year process that has the potential to reshape the power structures of the Catholic church, giving more prominent roles to women and making it more adept at responding to poverty and climate change.
Briefing: Universal Credit
With guests Gareth McNab, Christians Against Poverty; Paul Morrison, Joint Public Issues Team, Ed Davies, Centre for Social Justice; Anvar Sarygulov, Bright Blue; and Becca Stacey, Zacchaeus Trust
Briefing: Religion and Assisted Dying
Tim Wyatt hosts with guests Rabbi Jonathan Romain, founder of Inter-faith leaders for Dignity in Dying; Liz Slade, Chief Officer for the Unitarians; Sarah Foot, a doctor who writes for the Christian Medical Fellowship; and Dr Hina Shahid, Muslim Doctors Association
Briefing: John Smyth and the Cult of Iwerne Camps
Rosie Dawson interviews Andrew Graystone on his new book on child abuser John Smyth and the Christian Iwerne Camps
Briefing: Methodists & Same-Sex Marriage Vote
With Rev Sonia Hicks, Rev Sam McBratney, Rev Ashley Cooper, Rev Dr David Hull, Rachel Lampard, Phoebe Parkin, Rev Dr Rob Vaughn, Dave Nukols
US bishops, Biden and the eucharist
With Steve Schneck, Dr Kurt Martens, Prof. Dr. Massimo Faggioli, Prof. Susannah Cornwall, Christopher Lamb and Matthew Bunson
G7 Summit – pandemic, environmental crisis and debt
With Lord Rowan Williams and representatives from CAFOD, Tearfund, Islamic Relief, Vatican’s DPIHD, Christian Aid, FaithInvest & Climate News Network
The State of Religious Education in Britain
With Richard Kueh, Ofsted’s subject lead for R.E.; Prof Denise Cush, Bath Spa University; Dr Kathryn Wright, CEO Culham St Gabriel; Exec NASACRE Paul Smalley & Claire Clinton
‘House of One’ — unique Berlin project for three religions to share one building
Ruth Peacock hosted with Imam Osman Oers, Sophia Athie, Daniel Leon, Sir Bernard Rix; Canon David Thomas, Rev Jessica Foster, Imam Qari Asim & Rabbi Alex Goldberg.
Bishop fears report on Diana interview gives opportunity for “BBC haters to give it a thrashing”
Bishop Nick Baines in conversation with Roger Bolton on Martin Bashir.
