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What has been the influence of the Alpha Course?

September 12, 2022September 7, 2022 by Ian Paul

Andrew Atherstone’s latest book, Repackaging Christianity: Alpha and the Building of a Global Brand (Hodder & Stoughton), is newly published. I had the chance to ask him how, as a historian, he approached the project. IP: Why do you think we need a history of the Alpha course? AA: Alpha is a phenomenon! In the thirty … Continue Reading

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Ian Paul: theologian, author, speaker, academic consultant. Associate Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology; Associate Minister, St Nic's, Nottingham; Managing Editor, Grove Books; member of General Synod and Archbishops' Council. Mac user; chocoholic. Tweets at @psephizo

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