Nuns walk on a popular shopping street in Seoul on July 6, 2013. Freedom of religion is constitutionally guaranteed in South Korea, which is predominantly Buddhist and Christian.

What is the Future of Christianity in the Modern Century?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 5, 2014

How has the role of religious faith changed in the twenty-first century? New York Times bestselling Catholic writer James Carroll discusses the revival of transcendent faith in the modern world. His new book, Christ Actually: The Son of God for the Secular Age, takes a fresh look at the Twelve Apostles, and Jesus, in light of modern atrocities and genocides. 

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