Re-Enchanting

Seen & Unseen

There’s more to life than the world we can see. A podcast from Seen & Unseen

  • 59 minutes 14 seconds
    Re-Enchanting... An ahistorical age - Sarah Irving-Stonebraker

    Sarah Irving-Stonebraker is an Australian historian whose new book ‘Priests of History: stewarding the past in an ahistoric age’, says that, in our age of self-invention, modern people are profoundly disconnected from the stories, practises and history that once gave them their identity.


    Justin and Belle talk to Sarah about re-enchanting an ahistorical age and about her own journey from atheism to Christianity as a young academic at Cambridge and Oxford in the early 2000s.


    Sarah Irving-Stonebraker: https://www.stonebraker.com.au/

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


    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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    20 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Re-Enchanting... Comic books - Siku

    Siku is an artist, author, theologian, musician, and a leading comic book artist. He has worked for 2000AD as artist on titles such as Judge Dredd as well as Marvel UK and COM X. He is the author of the book ‘Batman Is Jesus’ and is of course well known for the graphic novel, The Manga Bible.


    Siku sits down with Justin and Belle to discuss the creative processes of making a comic book, the theology of story-telling and why he thinks 'Batman is Jesus'.


    For Siku: https://www.theartofsiku.com/

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


    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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    13 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 52 minutes 49 seconds
    Re-Enchanting... Life and loss - Zoe Clark-Coates

    Zoe Clark-Coates MBE has become one of the UK's most trusted voices when it comes to the gigantic topics of grief and loss. She is an author, podcaster and TV broadcaster, as well as the founder and CEO of the Mariposa Trust and co-chair of the most extensive government baby loss review in recent years.


    Zoe shares her own experience of grief, having lost five babies, and tells of how her faith and her sorrow have always been well acquainted.


    For Zoe: https://www.zoeadelle.co.uk/

    For advice and support regarding some of the topics that have been mentioned in this episode: https://www.sayinggoodbye.org/

    For Government Issued Certificates of Baby Loss (UK): https://www.gov.uk/request-baby-loss-certificate

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    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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    6 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Re-Enchanting... Politics and the local church - Jack Palmer-White

    Jack Palmer-White is Senior Director at the Good Faith Partnership, an organisation that seeks to bridge some of the gaps between different sectors and, in so doing, find some innovative solutions for some of society’s more difficult problems. Before this, Jack was the Anglican Communion’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and senior advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury on social and public affairs.


    With over a decade of experience of working with charities, faith-based organisations, and social movements to help bring about change at the local, national and global level – Jack talks with Belle and Justin about the nature of politics and, ultimately, how we can re-enchant what it means to love our neighbour.


    For more from Good Faith Partnership: https://goodfaith.org.uk/

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


    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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    30 October 2024, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 seconds
    Re-Enchanting… X Factor idolatry - Talia Dean

    Talia Dean became a household name in 2017 after she wowed judges on the X Factor with her stunning vocals. She went on to a successful music career, collaborating with Brian May of Queen among others. But Talia recently announced she has quit the mainstream music industry after rediscovering her Catholic faith in a big way at the end of last year.


    Justin and Belle talk to Talia about what sparked her return to faith and dealing with the celebrity world of X Factor madness.


    Talia Dean: https://taliadean.com/

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


    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?


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Re-enchanting... Riots, refugees & Right vs Left - Krish Kandiah

    Dr Krish Kandiah OBE is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation, a charity supporting refugees to find welcome, work and worthwhile housing in the UK. Krish has also been at the forefront of many other initiatives including the fostering and adoption charity Home For Good, as well as writing multiple books on theology, activism and faith.


    Following a summer marred by riots over immigration, Justin and Belle talk to Krish about re-enchanting compassion for the 'orphan, widow and foreigner' in an increasingly divided culture.


    Krish Kandiah: https://krishk.com/

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


    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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    16 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 58 minutes 32 seconds
    Re-Enchanting... The politics of Jesus - NT Wright

    NT (Tom) Wright is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. Tom has written extensively on Jesus, Paul and early Christianity and his work has been hugely influential across the world. As well as his notable academic career Tom has also served in the Church of England in various roles, including as Bishop of Durham from 2003-2010.


    Belle and Justin talk to Tom about his new book, co-authored with Mike Bird - Jesus And The Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies. How we can re-enchant 21st Century politics with the 1st Century vision of Jesus as Lord?


    NT Wright: https://spckpublishing.co.uk/jesus-and-the-powers

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


    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?


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Re-Enchanting... Atheism - Alex O'Connor

    Alex O'Connor is a well known atheist Youtube and podcast host with over 800 thousand subscribers to his channel. Unlike many online new atheists he has sought to genuinely understand his Christian and religious counterparts. This included studying theology at Oxford University, helping to re-establish a Socratic debating society in the mould of the one created by CS Lewis, and counting many Christians as his friends and acquaintances.


    Belle and Justin talk to Alex about atheism, the changing tides of culture and what it would take for Alex to believe…


    Alex O'Connor: https://www.youtube.com/@CosmicSkeptic

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


    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?


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Re-Enchanting... Aliens, animals and AI - Nick Spencer

    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?


    Nick Spencer: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/authors/3/nick-spencer

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


    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?


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 July 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Re-Enchanting... The Brain - Iain McGilchrist

    Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and philosopher, and author of the books ‘The Master And His Emissary’ and ‘The Matter With Things’.


    Iain’s thesis on the left and right hemispheres of the brain has been highly influential. He believes ‘left hemispheric’ thinking has come to dominate much of modern culture in negative ways.


    He speaks with Belle and Justin about whether we can we re-enchant our view of the world by re-engaging a ‘right hemispheric’ view of life, love and faith.


    For Iain McGilchrist: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/home/

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


    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?


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 July 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Re-Enchanting... Evangelicalism - Karen Swallow Prior

    Karen Swallow Prior is a Professor of English Literature and an award-winning author. Her most recent book is 'The Evangelical Imagination: How stories, images and metaphors created a culture in Crisis’.


    Belle and Justin speak to Karen about the role of the imagination in faith, what the term evangelical means today and whether it can be re-enchanted…


    Karen Swallow Prior: https://karenswallowprior.com/

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


    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?


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 July 2024, 5:00 am
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