/502/ Their Own Personal Jesus ft. Lamorna Ash

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wqh3t-191aa06

On the “return of religion” in Britain.

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Journalist Lamorna Ash talks to George and Alex about how and why young people might be turning to religion today.

• Have things moved on from the New Atheists and their critique of religion?

• What are the divides in Christianity today? How do culture wars over sexuality play out?

• Why do ritual, quiet, and the ‘new monasticism’ hold appeal today?

• Is Gen Z’s pessimism a type of apocalyptic thinking? Is it related to environmentalism?

The After Party, following the interview, is at 00:51:30.

Links:

• Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever, Lamorna Ash, Bloomsbury

• The Tyranny of Structurelessness, Jo Freeman, Damage

• Reading Club on Martin Hägglund’s This Life: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4