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Writer Sara Maitland explores the history of religious life in the North East.

Sara Maitland explores the history of religious life in the North East, asking asks if there are lessons we can take from it to help us to navigate the modern world.

The first of a series of Essays that offer five new perspectives on the history of North East England - all recorded in front of an audience at BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking festival 2010. 

Writer Sara Maitland, author of The Book of Silence, devotes much of her life to solitude and prayer. She looks back at the history of religious life in the North East. Unlike Southern England, the region was Christianised from the Celtic tradition of Iona, not continental Europe. This heritage has deeply informed both the landscape and the history of the area - from Lindisfarne to the Prince Bishops. Sara Maitland asks: are there lessons we can take from that life to help us to navigate the modern world?

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The Essay: Free Thinking 2010

New Histories of the North East

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Series recorded in front of an audience at BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking festival 2010

Series recorded in front of an audience at the Sage Gateshead for BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking festival 2010

Series of discussions offering new perspectives on the history of North East England

Series of discussions offering new perspectives on the history of North East England - all recorded in front of an audience at BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking festival 2010

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