Sweden was one of the last European countries to adopt Christianity, and now appears likely to be the first to abandon it. This program gives a concise account of Lutheranism, and examines how—or even whether—organized religion can survive in an affluent, liberal, thoroughly materialistic society. (30 minutes)

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