Acknowledgements ix Introduction x
Part 1
POPES AND PRIMATES, SAINTS AND SINNERS
1 Speaking truth to power 3
2 Relations with Rome 29
3 Saint-making 49
4 Zimbabwe's long struggle 69
5 Abuse and the Irish Church 85
Part 2
REVOLUTION AND REACTION
6 The ordination of women 119
7 Sexuality 136
8 Bioethics 162
Part 3
THE CHANGING FACES OF RELIGION IN BRITAIN
9 Jonathan Sacks: anti-Semitism, New Atheism and
remembering the Holocaust 183
10 Jewish identity 197
11 Terror and Islam in Britain 209
12 Islam and British Society 231
13 Eastern spirituality 251 Part 4
MAKING WAVES IN THE WORLD
14 Religion and politics in the United States 277
15 The Arab world after bin Laden 305
16 The struggle between Israel and the Palestinians 330
17 Religion in China 345
Part 5
IN SEARCH OF THE GRANDEUR OF GOD
18 Sacred places, art and a portable organ 369
19 Celebrity 385
Postscript 397
Contributors 402

Half a century of thought-provoking broadcasting by BBC Radio 4’s landmark religious and ethical news programme Sunday

'Religion is very much part of life as it's lived now for lots and lots of people and, around the world, most people... Religion is not boring; I think that's what Sunday keeps reminding us.' David Winter, Producer of BBC Radio 4 Sunday Listeners all over the UK are likely familiar with Edward Stourton for his role on BBC Radio 4's iconic programme: the country's main religious and ethical news programme 'Sunday'. Now, avid Radio 4 listeners and curious newcomers alike have the chance to delve deeper into these broadcasts, as Stourton chronicles over fifty years of current affairs in his latest book, Sunday, in collaboration with BBC Producer Amanda Hancox. In Sunday, Stourton transmits half a century of Radio 4's iconic programme to paper. Featuring interviews with well-known figures such as Desmond Tutu, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Enoch Powell, the book traces the evolution of debate on a variety of key issues including sexuality, bioethics, nuclear weapons and many more. From the Church's answer to the cost-of-living crisis to the debate around female bishops, the abuse within the Catholic Church to the new wave of anti-Semitism - Sunday's interviewers cross-examine speakers with rigour and acuity. With expert insight, Edward Stourton provides critical reflection on how religion has impacted some of the world's most epoch-making moments. Covering a wide breadth of stories at the intersection of ethics, politics, and religion, Sunday features hundreds of stimulating discussions. It is a testament to how religion remains a powerful force in the lives of most people on our planet, whether people of faith or non-believers.

Edward Stourton has been the main presenter of Sunday since 2010. He has worked in broadcasting for more than forty years, and has been a foreign correspondent for the BBC, ITN and Channel Four. He was a newscaster on BBC1 for seven years, and one of the main presenters of Radio 4’s Today programme for ten. He regularly presents The World at One, The World this Weekend and Analysis, and has written and presented numerous documentaries for BBC television and radio. He is the author of 12 books and is a regular commentator on religious affairs for a wide range of national and religious newspapers.