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Religious Belief

Philip Dodd looks at 2000 years of Arab Christians, at the rise of Pentecostalism in Nigeria, Brazil and the US and a novel depicting a man who decides to build a new church.

Philip Dodd looks at 2000 years of Arab Christians, at the modern rise of Pentecostalism and a novel depicting a man who decides to build a new church. Laura Premack from Lancaster University researches pentecostalism in Brazil, Nigeria and the USA. Neil Griffiths is author of a novel called As a God Might Be. Aurélie Clemente-Ruiz is Director of Exhibitions Department at the Institut du monde arabe in Paris where Eastern Christians: 2000 Years of History is on until January 14th 2018.
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Main Image: Worshippers of St. Mary's Mission church pray during the Sunday church service in Kisumu, Kenya on October 29, 2017. Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP /Getty Images.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Philip Dodd
Producer Robyn Read
Interviewed Guest Laura Premack
Interviewed Guest Neil Griffiths
Interviewed Guest Aurelie Clemente-Ruiz

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  • Thu 23 Nov 2017 22:00

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