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Audrey Carville and guests debate the week's religious and ethical news.

Audrey Carville and guests debate the week's religious and ethical news and explore the world of culture and ideas.

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Sunday Sequence: Church Clergy Decline, Happy Animals, Bible Translations

Church Clergy Decline, Happy Animals, Bible Translations

BBC Radio Ulster - Sunday Sequence, Church Clergy Decline, Happy Animals, Bible Translations

How will a decline in numbers of clergy affect the church? 

Church clergy decline discussed, Kenny Woodrow talks about his work on literacy and Bible translation in East Africa and the science behind determining the happiness of animals. 

The problem of sustaining the number of ordained clergy and keeping congregations open is common across many denominations. Is the future a church without as many priests and pastors? How critical are they to mission and ministry? Michael Kelly from the Irish Catholic and theologians Dr Elaine Storkey and Dr Laurence Kirkpatrick join presenter Will Leitch to discuss. 

Relationships between local and overseas churches may once have been more about the give than the take, but Jenny Smyth and Linda Abwa from CMS Ireland see a healthier model of partnership. Prof Niamh O’Connell explains how science can help us learn how to make animals happy. 

Plus, a Ballymena artist and illustrator Kenny Woodrow talks about his work on literacy and Bible translation in East Africa that inspired an exhibition back in his home town.

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