Face to Face with Professor Francis Young

21/05/2020 17 min
Face to Face with Professor Francis Young

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Episode Synopsis

The Coronavirus pandemic is offering enormous challenges to us all, including people of faith. Professor Frances Young is one of Britain’s foremost theologians and writers on religious affairs. She is a popular preacher at City Road Methodist Church, Birmingham. But we also know Frances as the mother of Arthur. Now aged 53, Arthur was born seriously brain damaged. Frances has written about her experiences bringing up Arthur, and the challenges this has brought to her faith. David Hallam asked if their  struggles may provide some insights as we grapple with the harsh realities of the Coronavirus pandemic.As part of the City Road Methodist Church, Birmingham, lockdown programme in 2020, David Hallam recorded a series of interviews for its members on social media.