Podcast: Andrew Davison on Stephen Hawking. Paul Vallely on Pope Francis’s first 5 years

16 March 2018

Episode 50

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On this week’s podcast, Canon Andrew Davison, the Starbridge Lecturer in Theology and Natural Sciences, talks about Professor Stephen Hawking’s scientific achievements and the challenges he posed to theology.

We also hear from Church Times columnist and papal biographer Paul Vallely about Pope Francis’s seismic first five years.

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