In 2000 Richard Holloway resigned as bishop of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He now describes himself as a "Christian agnostic". He was Gresham Professor of Divinity in the City of London and remains a Fellow of the Royal Society. Holloway has written for many newspapers in Britain including The Times, Guardian, Sunday Herald and the Scotsman and presented his own series on BBC Television. His books include On Forgiveness, Looking in the Distance, Godless Morality, Doubts and Loves and Between the Monster and the Saint. He considers religious belief in the modern world with Peter Kirkwood.
RICHARD HOLLOWAY (INTERNATIONAL) RICHARD HOLLOWAY is one of the most outspoken and best-loved figures in the modern church. Richard recently stood down as the bishop of Edinburgh. He was Gresham professor of Divinity in the City of London and remains a fellow of the Royal Society. Holloway has written for many newspapers in Britain including the Times, Guardian, Sunday Herald and the Scotsman, and presented his own series on BBC Television. His books include On Forgiveness, Looking in the Distance, Godless Morality and Doubts and Loves. His most recent work is Between the Monster and the Saint.
PETER KIRKWOOD (LOCAL) PETER KIRKWOOD worked in the Religion and Ethics Unit at ABC TV, including as a producer for Compass, for the past 23 years. He holds a Bachelor of Theology from Melbourne College of Divinity and a Master's degree from the Sydney College of Divinity. In 1998 he undertook a Churchill Fellowship to study public broadcasting and documentary making in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the USA. He has published two books: Tomorrow's Islam, co-authored with Geraldine Doogue, and The Quiet Revolution: the Emergence of Interfaith Consciousness. Peter now works as a freelance writer and television producer.