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01/07/2012

Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Edward Stourton.

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem has been granted World Heritage Status by UNESCO despite objections from Israel and the United States. Edward speaks to Harriet Sherman in Jerusalem.

The Dean of St Paul's Cathedral has been keeping an audio diary of his first few weeks in office. This week his thoughts on the Occupy protests and the role of the Cathedral.

History is apparently written by the victors, and in this case, according to Eamon Duffy they created a myth around the English Protestant Reformation that has lasted until the last few decades. He tells Edward about the efforts to create a truer picture of England's uncertain early path towards protestantism.

Trevor Barnes visits the ancient church of St. Mary at Finchley as it launches 'Listening to Finchley' - Eyewitness accounts of 90 years of change in church and people, as told by residents past and present.

This week in Oxford leading academic's and theologian's have been discussing Human Dignity. Charles Wookey talks to Edward about their conclusions.

The Methodist conference debates the ethics of unmanned aerial vehicles in war zones, Edward talks to their policy adviser Steve Hucklesby and Michael Codner from military think tank Royal United Services Institute.

Why are women priests urging General Synod not to pass legislation which would introduce Women Bishops to the Church of England at General Synod next week? Rev Lucy Winkett outlines the thinking behind this surprise move.

Today the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt are due to hand over power to the Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammad Mursi. Oliver McTernan from Forward Thinking has been meeting with the Brotherhood since 2005 and tells Edward what kind of Presidency we can expect.

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