
Heart and Soul: The Church's slave plantation, part two
Professor Robert Beckford explores the Christian understanding of reparations
The Documentary Podcast · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Professor Robert Beckford explores the Christian understanding of reparations. He speaks to Christians in Barbados who say reparations from the Church are now both justified and necessary. But their perspective is only one side of the story. In England, representatives from the Church of England and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel articulate their understanding of reparations and why they believe it is unnecessary. Robert looks into Christian scripture to explore if there could be a theological case for the payment of reparations.