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Radio 3,02 Jan 2014,30 mins

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Belief

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Joan Bakewell talks to theologian Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church in the Theology Faculty at St Cross College, Oxford, about how belief and philosophy have influenced his personal life and professional career. They reflect on the nature of history and the conflict within the Christian tradition between the institution and the concept of the kingdom of God. Producer: Clair Jaquiss.

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