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• The Wednesday Edition - Lessons for the Postcolonial West with Dr. Alexander Chula

  Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down with author, classicist and medical doctor Alexander Chula to talk about his most recent book Goodbye, Dr Banda: Lessons for the West from a Small African Country.In the book and conversation, Chula argues that the legacy of colonialism in countries like Malawi, although flawed in some respects, was overwhelmingly positive and including the eradication of various types of indigenous and Arab slave trading. The conversation also touches on the reasons for the surprisingly high levels of happiness and contentment in materially poor non-Western countries and why Western people appear to be so estranged from the social, material and spiritual landscape.There's also a bit about "witch aeroplanes".For Alexander's X Account: https://x.com/alexanderchulaYou make this podcast possible. Please support us and get extra things!On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendBuy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFollow Jamie's new Theology Substack: https://jftheology.substack.com/Support the show

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• The Mad "Your Party" Conference; Dean says, "God has no taste"; and Is the Quiet Revival being stolen by Christian Nationalism?

  Revs with a true difference Jamie Franklin and Daniel French sit down to talk about the most interesting stories in church and state this week. This time:The hilarious Your Party conference shenanigans: they couldn’t organise a bun fight in a bakery and yet they want to take over the whole economy!The Dean of Salisbury says wear tacky Christmas jumpers because God is “tasteless” and “doesn’t make cultural or aesthetic judgments”.And churches warned not to let the Quiet Revival be stolen by evil “Christian Nationalists”: but what exactly is Christian Nationalism and is it really so evil?Please enjoy and be sure to support! (links below)You make this podcast possible. Please support us!On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendBuy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFollow Jamie's new Theology Substack: https://jftheology.substack.com/Support the show

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• The Covid Enquiry; Rev Kate Bottley in the Headlines; The Christian Nationalism "Dilemma"; and More!

  Church of England revs with a difference Daniel French and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about a packed couple of weeks of news. This time:The Covid Enquiry says it should have all been harder, faster and quicker. Guess what our reaction is?Rev Kate Bottley hits the headlines for saying she watches reality TV and has doubts. But is this the best approach to ministry today?Christian Nationalism is all the rage in the media. Why now and how should the church respond to the resurgence of interest in Christianity?And the right to jury trial is being curtailed by David Lammy, who only five years ago was saying that it was a cornerstone of the British constitution. What is going on?All that, a discussion about how to prepare for the Second Coming of Christ and much more as ever. Enjoy!You make this podcast possible. Please support us!On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendBuy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodFollow Jamie's new Theology Substack: https://jftheology.substack.com/Support the show

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• Uncollared Taster with the Rev Dr Jamie Franklin

  This is a free clip of the regular podcast Uncollared which is available to subscribers to Irreverend: Faith and Current Affairs. In Uncollared, Revs Jamie, Daniel and Tom talk in-depth about relevant theological, ecclesiastical and cultural issues, often in response to direct questions from listeners.You make Irreverend possible. If you would like to support the show and receive Uncollared regularly as well as getting the regular episodes early and other bonus episodes such as Rev Jamie's monthly long catch-ups with Nick Dixon, please sign up for a small monthly fee at the following:Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendTo make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Support the show

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• Far Right Christianity Special!

  Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin responds to the recent Sky News investigation into an apparent resurgence of "far right" Christianity in Britain. But what exactly is the nature of this ostensibly extreme and politicised version of Christianity and might it not altogether be a bad thing? All with be revealed in this special episode!Follow Jamie's new Theology Substack: https://jftheology.substack.com/You make this podcast possible. Please support us!On Substack - https://irreverendpod.substack.com/On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/irreverendBuy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irreverend To make a direct donation or to get in touch with questions or comments please email [email protected]!Notices:Buy Jamie's Book! THE GREAT RETURNDaniel French Substack: https://undergroundchurch.substack.com/Jamie Franklin's "Good Things" Substack: https://jamiefranklin.substack.comIrreverend Substack: https://irreverendpod.substack.comFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/IrreverendPodFind me a church: https://irreverendpod.com/church-finder/Join our Irreverend Telegram group: https://t.me/irreverendpodSupport the show

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