The Remarkable Appeal of Jesus || Alec Ryrie, Professor of the History of Christianity || RESET
Alec Ryrie
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12 February 2021
19 November 2025
In this interview, Glen Scrivener talks to Alec Ryrie, Professor of the history of Christianity and the author of many books including 'Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World' and 'Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt'. Here, Glen and Alec discuss the history of Christianity and why Jesus has proved to be such a compelling figure across twenty centuries.
RESET is a series of conversations exploring the meaning crisis. With the help of cultural analysts and biblical scholars we're going back to the beginning — to Genesis, the West's great origins story — to hear the ancient texts speaking today.
Glen Scrivener is an ordained church minister and filmmaker. In this series he asks questions about conflict, suffering, death, sex, equality, science, and what it means to be human. This is the 19th interview in the RESET series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4zD5797LHdfS5-U6lPPvofTph6lvJRrD
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