1988 Reith Lectures Religion and the Atheist State Religion and the Atheist State
'The Party is looking to the churches as a source of social solidarity which by itself it is poorly equipped to inspire. The Orthodox Church, which has long regarded sobornost - the spirit of community - as its distinctive strength, ought to be ideally fitted to supply this deficiency. The trouble is that the Church has been seriously, perhaps fatally, weakened by the Party's own past treatment?'
The 41st BBC Reith Lectures: The rediscovery of Politics, Authority, Culture and Community on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Primary Title
- 1988 Reith Lectures
Secondary Title
- Religion and the Atheist State
Episode Title
- Religion and the Atheist State
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 5 July 1989
Start Time
- 21 : 03
Finish Time
- 21 : 33
Duration
- 29:44
Episode
- 5
Channel
- 1YC
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- 1YC
Owning Organisation
- BBC
Programme Description
- The 41st BBC Reith Lectures: The rediscovery of Politics, Authority, Culture and Community on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Episode Description
- 'The Party is looking to the churches as a source of social solidarity which by itself it is poorly equipped to inspire. The Orthodox Church, which has long regarded sobornost - the spirit of community - as its distinctive strength, ought to be ideally fitted to supply this deficiency. The trouble is that the Church has been seriously, perhaps fatally, weakened by the Party's own past treatment?'
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=reith+lectures+1988&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#search
Genres
- Current affairs
- Historical drama
- Politics
- Talk