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Last broadcast on Sat, 29 Aug 2009, 22:15 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

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Series in which an atheist and a bishop come together to apply their own philosophies to the experiences of people they meet, with Jane Little chairing the discussion.

Public debates between those who believe in God and those who resolutely do not appear more polarised than ever, often obscuring central human questions about how we should live and how modern ethics should work.

Here, Professor AC Grayling and Lord Harries of Pentregarth, the former Bishop of Oxford, visit a faith school and then meet the organiser of an atheist summer camp to explore where we get our values from and whether you need God to be Good.

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  1. Wed 26 Aug 2009
    20:00
  2. Sat 29 Aug 2009
    22:15

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