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Podcast: the dire state of RE, Making Africa Work, and Adrian Harris on digital evangelism

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22 September 2017

Episode 27

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This week we look at a bold new plan to address the dire state of Religious Education in the UK, and discuss a new book on the African economy endorsed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Plus, Adrian Harris talks to us about the Church of England and digital evangelism.

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