{"product_id":"book-io5x","title":"In Our Time: 25 Defining Ideas of Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelvyn Bragg and guests chart the development of Christian thought, looking at 25 fundamental concepts that emerged throughout history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eIn Our Time\u003ci\u003e is a digital Library of Alexandria, a rich seam of commute-enhancing, dinner-party-reviving wisdom'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaunched into the Thursday morning 'death slot' in 1988, \u003ci\u003eIn Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e defied expectations to become one of Radio 4's best-loved and most popular programmes. In the 25 years it has been on air, it has built up an audience of over 2 million listeners and covered over 1,000 topics, from the Berlin Conference to bird migration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis specially curated collection sees Melvyn Bragg and his panel of experts considering some of the central tenets of the Christian faith. Its wide-ranging scope incorporates key concepts including Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, angels and devils, prayers and miracles, the Fall of Man, the Apocalypse, the Trinity and the Nicene Creed. Also discussed are the most significant historical developments that shaped and influenced Christianity today, among them Gnosticism, Deism, Calvinism and Fundamentalism, the ontological argument, The Book of Common Prayer, papal infallibility and the Rapture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of fascinating ideas and lively, accessible discussions, this comprehensive compendium will delight religious scholars, theologians and autodidacts alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Melvyn Bragg\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Thomas Morris, Simon Tillotson, Julia Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart I: Key Concepts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trinity \u003c\/i\u003e 13 March 2014\u003cbr\u003eWith Janet Soskice, Martin Palmer and Graham Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeaven \u003c\/i\u003e 22 December 2005\u003cbr\u003eWith Valery Rees, Martin Palmer and John Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngels \u003c\/i\u003e24 March 2005\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Valery Rees and John Haldane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil \u003c\/i\u003e 11 December 2003\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Alison Rowlands and David Wootton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHell \u003c\/i\u003e 21 December 2006\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Margaret Kean and Neil MacGregor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall \u003c\/i\u003e 8 April 2004\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Griselda Pollock and John Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrayer \u003c\/i\u003e 23 December 1999\u003cbr\u003eWith Russell Stannard and Andrew Samuels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiracles \u003c\/i\u003e 25 September 2008\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Janet Soskice and Justin Champion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedemption \u003c\/i\u003e 13 March 2003\u003cbr\u003eWith Richard Harries, Janet Soskice and Stephen Mulhall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuty \u003c\/i\u003e 13 November 2003\u003cbr\u003eWith Angie Hobbs, Annabel Brett and Anthony Grayling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apocalypse \u003c\/i\u003e 17 July 2003\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Marina Benjamin and Justin Champion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nicene Creed \u003c\/i\u003e 27 December 2007\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Caroline Humfress and Andrew Louth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePurgatory \u003c\/i\u003e 25 May 2017\u003cbr\u003eWith Laura Ashe, Matthew Treherne and Helen Foxhall Forbes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart II: Historical Developments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGnosticism \u003c\/i\u003e 2 May 2013\u003cbr\u003eWith Martin Palmer, Caroline Humfress and Alastair Logan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ontological Argument \u003c\/i\u003e 27 September 2012\u003cbr\u003eWith John Haldane, Peter Millican and Clare Carlisle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedieval Pilgrimage \u003c\/i\u003e 18 February 2021\u003cbr\u003eWith Miri Rubin, Kathryn Rudy and Anthony Bale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer \u003c\/i\u003e 17 October 2013\u003cbr\u003eWith Diarmaid MacCulloch, Alexandra Walsham and Martin Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeism \u003c\/i\u003e 8 October 2020\u003cbr\u003eWith Richard Serjeantson, Katie East and Thomas Ahnert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalvinism \u003c\/i\u003e 25 February 2010\u003cbr\u003eWith Justin Champion, Susan Hardman Moore and Diarmaid MacCulloch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePapal Infallibility \u003c\/i\u003e 10 January 2019\u003cbr\u003eWith Tom O'Loughlin, Rebecca Rist and Miles Pattenden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rapture\u003c\/i\u003e 26 September 2019\u003cbr\u003eWith Elizabeth Phillips, Crawford Gribben and Nicholas Guyatt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Movement \u003c\/i\u003e 13 April 2006\u003cbr\u003eWith Sheridan Gilley, Frances Knight and Simon Skinner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Doubt \u003c\/i\u003e 9 March 2000\u003cbr\u003eWith A N Wilson and Victoria Glendinning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience and Religion \u003c\/i\u003e 25 January 2001\u003cbr\u003eWith Stephen Jay Gould, John Haldane and Hilary Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFundamentalism \u003c\/i\u003e 22 April 1999\u003cbr\u003eWith Karen Armstrong and Tariq Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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