• Easter special: in praise of faithful dissent, a conversation with Nigel Biggar and Mary Wakefield

  • Apr 18 2025
  • Duración: 24 m
  • Podcast

Easter special: in praise of faithful dissent, a conversation with Nigel Biggar and Mary Wakefield

  • Resumen

  • The Easter issue of the Spectator includes two provocative articles exploring aspects of Christianity.

    Nigel Biggar, Regius professor emeritus of moral theology at Oxford University, now a Conservative peer, celebrates the heroic ‘faithful dissent’ of Christian heroes such as Thomas More and Helmuth von Moltke, who lost their lives rather than defend injustice.

    Meanwhile Spectator columnist Mary Wakefield interviews Roman Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury. She’s inspired by his holiness but depressed by his use of ‘C of E bureaucratese’ to uphold liberal orthodoxy on subjects such as gender ideology. But, she says they can share an uncomfortable space together within faith.

    In this episode of Holy Smoke, Nigel and Mary join Damian Thompson, who asks them: how can Christians embrace ‘faithful dissent’ in an era of conformist Christian leaders who parrot the platitudes of secular opinion?

    Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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