Is religion still shaping our politics? And has its decline led to a wider search for meaning in public life?
Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie are joined by Elizabeth Oldfield, director of the think tank Theos.
Plus, reflections on the one of the hardest questions in European politics right now: 'what's happening?'
Links
- The Times, 16 April 2019: Americans lose their taste for going to church
- Theos think tank
- European Council on Foreign Relations: What Europeans Really Want: Five Myths Debunked
Produced by James Shield.
Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
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