William Gibson
Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University and Director of the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History
2 episodes
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ReligionAnglican saintsChristian humanistsLutheran saintsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarChristian radicalsFounders of religionsEnglish abolitionistsEnglish evangelicalsEnglish pamphleteersGerman–English translatorsFounders of English schools and collegesAlumni of Christ Church, OxfordMaterialismEnglish sermon writers18th-century English diarists18th-century evangelicalsChristian vegetariansPeople educated at Charterhouse SchoolChristianity in OxfordEnglish Anglican theologians18th-century Anglican theologiansTranslators of the Bible into English
John Wesley and Methodism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the difference John Wesley made during the Christian Revival of the 18th Century, developing Methodism into a major movement around the world
10 December 2020
Also featuring: Stephen Plant, Eryn White
ReligionEnglish sermon writersChristian humanists18th-century English diaristsLutheran saints18th-century evangelicalsEnglish abolitionistsChristian vegetariansFounders of religionsPeople educated at Charterhouse SchoolEnglish evangelicalsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarEnglish pamphleteersChristianity in OxfordGerman–English translatorsChristian radicalsEnglish Anglican theologians18th-century Anglican theologiansFounders of English schools and collegesAlumni of Christ Church, OxfordAnglican saintsTranslators of the Bible into EnglishMaterialism and the Consumer
Melvyn Bragg examines the development and future of material culture. Are we hopelessly manipulated by materialism, or has the market developed to better our condition?
23 March 2000
Also featuring: Rachel Bowlby