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2. Virgin Mary: Mother of God or Whore of Babylon?

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Diarmaid MacCulloch on the Virgin Mary in the Protestant Reformation who became a divisive figure in the church. From 2017.

Oxford historian Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch considers the problem of The Virgin Mary in the Protestant Reformation.

He explores why Mary became such a divisive figure in the church, how attitudes towards her shaped religious thought and what that means for us today.

Producer: Dixi Stewart

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2017.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 1 Dec 202102:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

AuthorDiarmaid MacCulloch
ProducerDixi Stewart

Broadcasts

  • Tue 10 Jan 201709:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Wed 11 Jan 201700:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 30 Nov 202114:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 1 Dec 202102:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra