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Religious affairs programme, tackling thorny issues in a thought-provoking manner

Religious affairs programme, tackling the thornier issues of the day in a thought-provoking manner

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All Things Considered: Going with the Crowd

Going with the Crowd

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Roy Jenkins looks at crowd behaviour in the light of the events of Holy Week.

Roy Jenkins looks at crowd behaviour - both good and bad - in the light of the events of Holy Week.

Roy Jenkins looks at contemporary crowd behaviour - good, bad and sometimes downright ugly - in the light of the events that led to the Crucifixion. A crowd welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday with cries of Hosanna; a crowd later called for him to be crucified. In all there are over one hundred references to crowds in the Gospels, and the anonymous crowd is at least as important in the narrative as the named protagonists. Crowds can inspire and energise us, as football fans can bear witness; but crowds can also on occasions disgust or terrify us, whether in political protests or football violence. And yet crowds can also show tremendous support, and in the context of worship a crowd of fellow believers can be a rare and precious thing. Roy's guests include historian David Ceri Jones; theologian Robert Myles; Church in Wales priest Manon Ceridwen James; Chief Inspector Stuart Bell; and journalist Paul Vallely.

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