ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Affinity podcast hosts Graham Nicholls and Lizzie Harewood sit down with Collin Hansen from The Gospel Coalition (TGC) to talk about:
- Collin's current role with TGC, as well as his previous experience and family background;
- his published works, particularly Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation (2023);
- his current project (which he'll speak further on at the Affinity Theological Study Conference in March 2027) comparing and contrasting C.S. Lewis and Winston Churchill;
- the post-Christian era and its connections to the Second World War and its immediate aftermath;
- the concept of people being either 'somewhere' people or 'anywhere' people;
- the differences between ministry perspectives at national, regional, local and parish levels;
- the role of Christianity in Britons' understanding of their own cultural identity;
- the contrasting impacts of established and independent churches.
Tickets for the Affinity Theological Study Conference 2027 are £279 (early bird rates apply until 12 Nov 2026) and £199 for students/concessions. Book on today at https://www.affinity.org.uk/studyconference/
The transcript for this episode is also available at affinity.org.uk/podcast/podcast-understanding-britain-now-with-help-from-britain-then/
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