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In Our Time: Religion

In Our Time: Religion

BBC Radio 4

Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.

124 - Karl Barth
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  • 124 - Karl Barth

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century. Karl Barth (1886 - 1968) rejected the liberal theology of his time which, he argued, used the Bible and religion to help humans understand themselves rather than prepare them to open themselves to divine revelation. Barth's aim was to put God and especially Christ at the centre of Christianity. He was alarmed by what he saw as the dangers in a natural theology where God might be found in a rainbow or an opera by Wagner; for if you were open to finding God in German culture, you could also be open to accepting Hitler as God’s gift as many Germans did. Barth openly refused to accept Hitler's role in the Church in the 1930s on these theological grounds as well as moral, for which he was forced to leave Germany for his native Switzerland.

    With

    Stephen Plant Dean and Runcie Fellow at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge

    Christiane Tietz Professor for Systematic Theology at the University of Zurich

    And

    Tom Greggs Marischal Professor of Divinity at the University of Aberdeen

    Producer: Simon Tillotson

    Reading list:

    Karl Barth, God Here and Now (Routledge, 2003)

    Karl Barth (trans. G. T. Thomson), Dogmatics in Outline (SCM Press, 1966)

    Eberhard Busch (trans. John Bowden), Karl Barth: His Life from Letters and Autobiographical Texts (Grand Rapids, 1994)

    George Hunsinger, How to Read Karl Barth: The Shape of His Theology (Oxford University Press, 1993)

    Joseph L. Mangina, Karl Barth: Theologian of Christian Witness (Routledge, 2004)

    Paul T. Nimmo, Karl Barth: A Guide for the Perplexed (Bloomsbury, 2013)

    Christiane Tietz, Karl Barth: A Life in Conflict (Oxford University Press, 2021)

    John Webster, Karl Barth: Outstanding Christian Thinkers (Continuum, 2004)

    Thu, 04 Jan 2024
  • 123 - The Ramayana

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu epic which is regarded as one of the greatest works of world literature. Its importance in Indian culture has been compared to that of the Iliad and Odyssey in the West, and it’s still seen as a sacred text by Hindus today.

    Written in Sanskrit, it tells the story of the legendary prince and princess Rama and Sita, and the many challenges, misfortunes and choices that they face. About 24,000 verses long, the Ramayana is also one of the longest ancient epics. It’s a text that’s been hugely influential and it continues to be popular in India and elsewhere in Asia. With

    Jessica Frazier Lecturer in the Study of Religion at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

    Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy at Lancaster University

    and

    Naomi Appleton Senior Lecturer in Asian Religions at the University of Edinburgh

    The image above shows Rama, Sita, Hanuman, Lakshmana and devotees, from the Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal, Leicester.

    Producer Luke Mulhall

    Thu, 06 Apr 2023
  • 122 - John Donne

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Donne (1573-1631), known now as one of England’s finest poets of love and notable in his own time as an astonishing preacher. He was born a Catholic in a Protestant country and, when he married Anne More without her father's knowledge, Donne lost his job in the government circle and fell into a poverty that only ended once he became a priest in the Church of England. As Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, his sermons were celebrated, perhaps none more than his final one in 1631 when he was plainly in his dying days, as if preaching at his own funeral.

    The image above is from a miniature in the Royal Collection and was painted in 1616 by Isaac Oliver (1565-1617)

    With

    Mary Ann Lund Associate Professor in Renaissance English Literature at the University of Leicester

    Sue Wiseman Professor of Seventeenth Century Literature at Birkbeck, University of London

    And

    Hugh Adlington Professor of English Literature at the University of Birmingham

    Thu, 09 Feb 2023
  • 121 - Angkor Wat

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the largest and arguably the most astonishing religious structure on Earth, built for Suryavarman II in the 12th Century in modern-day Cambodia. It is said to have more stone in it than the Great Pyramid of Giza, and much of the surface is intricately carved and remarkably well preserved. For the last 900 years Angkor Wat has been a centre of religion, whether Hinduism, Buddhism or Animism or a combination of those, and a source of wonder to Cambodians and visitors from around the world.

    With

    Piphal Heng Postdoctoral scholar at the Cotsen Institute and the Programme for Early Modern Southeast Asia at UCLA

    Ashley Thompson Hiram W Woodward Chair of Southeast Asian Art at SOAS University of London

    And

    Simon Warrack A stone conservator who has worked extensively at Angkor Wat

    Producer: Simon Tillotson

    Thu, 21 Jul 2022
  • 120 - Comenius

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Czech educator Jan Amos Komenský (1592-1670) known throughout Europe in his lifetime under the Latin version of his name, Comenius. A Protestant and member of the Unity of Brethren, he lived much of his life in exile, expelled from his homeland under the Catholic Counter-Reformation, and he wanted to address the deep antagonisms underlying the wars that were devastating Europe especially The Thirty Years War (1618-1648). A major part of his plan was Universal Education, in which everyone could learn about everything, and better understand each other and so tolerate their religious differences and live side by side. His ideas were to have a lasting influence on education, even though the peace that followed the Thirty Years War only entrenched the changes in his homeland that made his life there impossible.

    The image above is from a portrait of Comenius by Jürgen Ovens, 1650 - 1670, painted while he was living in Amsterdam and held in the Rikjsmuseum

    With

    Vladimir Urbanek Senior Researcher in the Department of Comenius Studies and Early Modern Intellectual History at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences

    Suzanna Ivanic Lecturer in Early Modern European History at the University of Kent

    And

    Howard Hotson Professor of Early Modern Intellectual History at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Anne’s College

    Producer: Simon Tillotson

    Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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