Why does God cause bloodshed?
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In this episode, Nigel Bovey speaks to Dr Helen Paynter, founding director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence and author of God of Violence Yesterday, God of Love Today?, to unpack the troubled relationship between faith and violence.
Released on 11 Nov 2025
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