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Nick Spencer appears on BBC Radio 4

Nick Spencer appears on BBC Radio 4

Where did religion come from? Nick Spencer discusses this age old question with Professor Robin Dunbar on BBC Radio 4. 10/4/22

Have you ever wondered, where did religion come from? How has it evolved? And why does it continue to hold a place of prominence in society? 

Nick Spencer discusses these matters with prominent evolutionary psychologist, Professor Robin Dunbar. 

Listen here, 37.20. 



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Nick Spencer

Nick Spencer

Nick is Senior Fellow at Theos. He is the author of a number of books and reports, including Magisteria: the entangled histories of science and religion (Oneworld, 2023), The Political Samaritan: how power hijacked a parable (Bloomsbury, 2017), The Evolution of the West (SPCK, 2016) and Atheists: The Origin of the Species (Bloomsbury, 2014). He is host of the podcast Reading Our Times.

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Posted 11 April 2022

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