45 min
S2 E6. Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts on the value of religion: An atheist's perspective Choosing Faith
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Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts, a Senior Lecturer and Doctor of Law at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, is not your average atheist. Juliet specialises in charity and trusts law, and despite having no religious belief herself, has recently fallen down the rabbit hole of religious law.
Her latest project seeks to uncover the financial and sociological value that religions play in our societies, and despite many calling for the removal of laws which protect religious bodies, her research is revealing that in fact, modern societies need religion just as much as ever.
Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts, a Senior Lecturer and Doctor of Law at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, is not your average atheist. Juliet specialises in charity and trusts law, and despite having no religious belief herself, has recently fallen down the rabbit hole of religious law.
Her latest project seeks to uncover the financial and sociological value that religions play in our societies, and despite many calling for the removal of laws which protect religious bodies, her research is revealing that in fact, modern societies need religion just as much as ever.
45 min