The Link Between Religion And Politics And BTS Of Elizabeth II's Funeral: Archbishop Of Canterbury

Rory and Alastair are joined by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, to discuss: What does the Archbishop of Canterbury suggest for bridging divides in conflict zones?  What are the Church doing about declining spirituality?  How was it leading the country through the death of the Queen and the coronation of the King? 00:00 Intro 00:20 The Archbishop’s dad 03:50 The Archbishop's mum 06:43 Alcoholism in his house 09:10 How he found his faith 10:00 How he found being a teenager 11:48 What did he want to do with his life 14:05 How he decided he wanted to be a priest 19:00 Archbishop’s relationship with politics 23:40 His experience of the war on terror 30:30 Israel and Palestine 36:47 How to feel hopeful 39:05 Peace building 41:05 The death of Queen Elizabeth II 45:50 The Coronation of Charles III 48:35 Is LGBT love sinful? 52:50 The Church as a broad coalition 54:50 The Church is growing 55:25 Mental health 59:40 What Christ brought to the world 1:01:35 Trump 1:04:37 Politics and power 1:07:10 Is he going to criticise keir starmer 1:07:41 Debrief TRIP Plus Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: [email protected] Assistant Producer: India Dunkley Video Editor: Josh Smith Social Producer: Harry Balden Producer: Nicole Maslen and Fiona Douglas Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport