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St David 900: 2 - Faith, Language, Contemporary Identity

Roy Jenkins and guests discuss the relevance of St. David to faith, language and contemporary identity in Wales today.

Roy Jenkins discusses contemporary Welsh identity in Bangor with four guests: the Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor Andrew John; historian Elin Jones, author of the recent book History Grounded, documenting the history of Wales; political commentator Theo Davies-Lewis, a regular writer for The Spectator and contributor to both Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cymru and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales; and Menna Machreth, former chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) and currently project manager for the Welsh-medium playgroups Mudiad Meithrin.

The panel discuss the relevance of St. David to contemporary society; when increasing numbers of people declare that they have no religion, what is the relevance of a saint’s day? What do the faith and works of a sixth-century monk mean for those who don’t share his beliefs? And in what sense can he be significant still to the faith, language and identity of a 21st century society?

31 minutes

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Tue 7 Mar 2023 05:30

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