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Re-enchanting
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Jo Swinney: re-enchanting... hospitality

Jo talks about how sharing food is at the heart of a shared life.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Jo Swinney is director of communications for the Christian environmental conservation charity A Rocha International. 

Jo's parents Miranda and Peter Harris were the founders of A Rocha. Miranda's tragic death in 2019 was a shock to all those who knew her. Jo’s book ‘A Place At The Table: Faith, hope and hospitality’ pairs her own words with writings she discovered of her mother’s to celebrate her life and to explore how sharing food is at the heart of a shared life.

Justin and Belle hear about the events the led up to Jo writing the book and how we can re-enchant the gift of hospitality in an increasingly lonely world.

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Re-enchanting
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Re-Enchanting podcast, by Seen & Unseen

Re-enchanting culture, politics, the arts, the sciences, history, and so much more.

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Dame Sue Black, recording an episode at Lambeth Palace Library.

About Re-Enchanting

The Re-Enchanting podcast sees hosts Justin Brierley and Belle Tindall talk with guests about how Christianity can re-enchant culture, politics, the arts, the sciences, history, and so much more.

Despite the increasingly scientific and secular age we live in, many people are still searching for a bigger story to live by. The podcast will feature a mix of guests - both with and without faith - and explore how those who have tired of modern materialism are the ones seeking to 're-enchant' the world. This podcast is about tracing their journey and work.

The series so far

Series six featured Les Isaac, Rupert Shortt, Sue Black, Johnathan Wittenberg, Jo Swinney, Andrew Davison, Kate Flaherty, John Mark Reynolds, Tyler Staton, and Esther Maria Magnis.

Series five featured Alex O'Conner, NT Wright, Krish Kandiah, Talia Dean, Jack Palmer-White, Zoe Clark-Coates, Siku, Sarah Irving-Stonebraker, Claire Gilbert, and Francis Collins.

Series four featured Joshua Luke Smith, Elizabeth Oldfield, Holly Ordway, Michael Ward, Rasool Berry, Luke Bretherton, Ben Sixsmith, Karen Swallow Prior, Iain McGilchrist, and Nick Spencer.

Series three featured Rory Stewart, Helen Lewis, Martin Shaw, Sabina Alkire, David Bennett, Lauren Windle, Milton Jones, Jessica Oyelowo, and Lisa Fields.

Series two featured Esau McCaulley, Kate Bowler, Ros Picard, Suzannah Lipscomb, Glen Scrivener, Chine McDonald, Esme Partridge and Yaroslav Walker, Molly Worthen, and Frank Skinner.

Series one featured Cishal Mangalwadi, Katherine Birbalsingh, Paul Kingsnorth, Marilynne Robinson,  Michael Hastings, Louise Perry, Ton Holland, Jennifer Wiseman, Francis Spufford, and Graham Tomlin.

About the hosts and venue

Belle Tindall is a staff writer for Seen & Unseen, the podcast's parent title. Find out more about her and read her articles.

Justin Brierley is a successful broadcaster and pioneering podcaster. Find out more about his work.

Episodes are recorded in the Bancroft Room at the top of Lambeth Palace Library in London. Explore the collection and the building.

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