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Why We Believe: finding meaning with Alister McGrath
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:35:58
Publish Date: 2025-02-13 06:00:00
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In his new book, Why We Believe: Finding Meaning in Uncertain Times, Prof Alister McGrath seeks to counter the notion that belief is a relic from the past. Far from it, he says, it is even more important today to make sense of an increasingly fractious world. Alister McGrath is emeritus Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford and has had a unique journey to religion, from Marxist to molecular biophysicist to Christian convert. He says that while we all look for meaning, the safety of science doesn’t provide belonging, and that it is important to have sight of something bigger.

Why is belief important, and why do humans believe? Can we reconcile the contradictions that arise when we search for meaning? And how has his own background influenced his journey? Alister joins Damian Thompson to talk about why belief is more than just an intellectual exercise, it is a framework to live. 

Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
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