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Beyond Belief: Menfluencers

Menfluencers

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Aleem Maqbool explores masculinity and the impact of male online influencers on young men.

Aleem Maqbool speaks to Josiah and Vanessa about how they've found support in their faith journey by male influencers which sparks a discussion on masculinity and gender roles.

Is there a crisis of masculinity in the modern day? How are online influencers having an impact on young men? And how does faith play a part in this phenomenon?

Aleem Maqbool speaks with Josiah and Vanessa, a young couple who were both brought up in strict Christian households, about how Jordan Peterson's online content influenced their faith and their relationship with one another.

This sparks a discussion on masculinity in the modern world and how male influencers are having an impact in the lives of young men and women.

Joining Aleem are: 

Gavin Peacock - associate pastor at Calvary Grace Church of Calgary, and the Director of International Outreach for The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Gavin was born in England, where he was a professional footballer for 18 years – scoring over 135 goals for Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea and Newcastle United amongst others in a career that spanned over 600 games.
 
Will Moore - an ordinand at Westcott House in Cambridge, a PhD student in Theology at Anglia Ruskin University with the Cambridge Theological Federation, and a Research Associate for the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, Bristol. He is the author of Boys Will Be Boys, and Other Myths: Unravelling Biblical Masculinities.
 
Harriet Hall - award-winning journalist and the Features Director at Cosmopolitan.  She is a passionate feminist and author of ‘She: A Celebration of 100 Renegade Women’ 


Producer: Katharine Longworth
Assistant Producer: Linda Walker

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