The big questions of religious history
History Extra podcast
Immediate Media
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Why is being a historian of religion such a dangerous endeavour today? Is it easier to study the history of a religion if you are an adherent or an outsider? And how can learning about religious history help shape the world today? Professors Carole Hillenbrand, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad and Peter Marshall grapple with some of the most pressing issues in religious history, in a panel discussion hosted by Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch and recorded in association with the Wolfson History Prize.
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| 1:22.0 | Hello and welcome to the history extra podcast from BBC History magazine and BBC History Review. |
| 1:39.0 | I'm Ellie Corthon. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wolfson History Prize, which has been awarded to stand out history books since 1972. |
| 1:56.0 | And as part of the celebrations, we've teamed up with the Wolfson Foundation to bring you some fascinating panel discussions on history's biggest topics. |
| 2:05.0 | Today's panel focuses on the history of religion. And its chair who introduced the discussion and the panelists is Professor Dermott McCulloch. |
| 2:15.0 | The Wolfson Prize is a prize for the best historical writing by writers in the UK. And it's been going now for 50 years. |
| 2:24.0 | And during that time, religion, the subject of religion, has been a major part of what the history judges have honored over the years. The very first book to win the Wolfson History Prize was about religion. |
| 2:38.0 | It was the famous religion and the decline of magic by Keith Thomas. Over the years, many other books have been winners when the subject has been religion. |
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