Atheism and Belief
Philip Dodd discusses the nature of religious belief with Terry Eagleton, Peter Watson, Roger Scruton and Elaine Storkey.
Nietzsche declared that 'God is dead' in 1882, but he also argued that there would still be places where humankind would look for God's shadow for a long time to come.
Two books published this month include the idea of "the death of God" in their titles: Terry Eagleton's 'Culture And The Death Of God' and Peter Watson's 'The Age Of Nothing: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God'.
Both authors join Philip Dodd to discuss what 'the death of God' could mean, along with theologian ELaine Storkey and Roger Scruton, whose forthcoming book 'The Soul Of The World' discusses how we can make sense of ideas of 'the sacred' in the modern world.
Producer: Luke Mulhall.
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Terry Eagleton
Philip Dodd talks to Terry Eagleton about his new book Culture and the Death of God
Duration: 15:00
Death of God
Peter Watson, Elaine Storkey and Roger Scruton discuss what 'the death of God' could mean
Duration: 23:11
Stuart Hall
Terry Eagleton remembers Stuart Hall
Duration: 05:29
Peter Watson
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"The Age of Nothing. How we have sought to live since the death of God" written by Peter Watson will be published on 13th February 2014.
Image Credit: Bert Hulsemans
Roger Scruton
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"The Soul of the World" written by Roger Scruton will be published in April 2014.
Image Credit: Pete Helme
Terry Eagleton
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Terry Eagleton's book "Culture and the Death of God" was published on 4th February 2014.
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Role Contributor Interviewed Guest Terry Eagleton Interviewed Guest Peter Watson Presenter Philip Dodd Interviewed Guest Elaine Storkey Interviewed Guest Roger Scruton Producer Luke Mulhall Broadcast
- Wed 12 Feb 2014 22:00BBC Radio 3
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