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Think debate has turned irredeemably toxic? I have just the podcasts for you

The Sacred Podcast is listed in this Guardian article as an example of how opponents can ‘disagree with decency and humour’. 12/08/2018

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‘I don’t like to think people are bad, because I will throw myself down a well if that is true. So, I’ve been cultivating a taste for debaet podcasts that air personal disagreements in the healthiest of ways…

The Sacred Podcast is an interview series in which people of faith, agnostics and atheists air wildly incompatible beliefs on the Big Questions, such as whether there is any God or meaning to life, and is excellent for renewing your sense of plurality.’

Our Sacred Podcast is listed in The Guardian as an example of ‘opponents being civil, disagreeing with decency and humour.’

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Elizabeth Oldfield

Elizabeth Oldfield

Elizabeth is host of The Sacred podcast. She was Theos’ Director from August 2011 – July 2021. She appears regularly in the media, including BBC One, Sky News, and the World Service, and writing in The Financial Times.

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Posted 13 August 2018

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