Religion has made nature a 'scary and disgusting' place - Professor Alister McGrath

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Channel: Gresham College · 2017 · Education

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A question from the lecture 'Does Science Rob Nature of its Mystery and Beauty? John Ruskin on Science, Religion and the Arts' by Professor Alister McGrath. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/short/religion-has-made-nature-a-scary-and-disgusting-place/

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