{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/69cf0f3b3a785fb94bb04c05?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Holy Smoke: how would you sell Christianity? with Rory Sutherland","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68358fb5e1abc4be6b0308eb/1775177505224-c19f2448-837c-4de8-b917-874fcd3a2d5b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Advertising guru – and the Spectator's <em>Wiki Man – </em>Rory Sutherland joins Damian Thompson to try and tackle the question 'how would you sell Christianity – today?' If religions have previously thrived by providing a form of social network and an 'elevated trust mechanism', perhaps there ways in which they can adapt for modern society – especially as many people appear to be turning away from conspicuous consumption and searching for meaning. </p><p><br></p><p>In this Easter special they ponder: are religious people less likely to be alcoholics? Does driving make you a better person? And are Churches today akin to the carrier pigeon of yesteryear?</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Patrick Gibbons.</p>","author_name":"The Spectator"}