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A weekly conversation from the Centre for Public Christianity about the beauty and complexity of belief in the 21st century.

Dangerous Places

Benjamin Gilmour reflects on 26 years as a paramedic, a poet, and a filmmaker - including in Afghanistan. ------ Benjamin Gilmour’s book The Gap recou...
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REBROADCAST: Portrait of an Editor

Scott Stephens, editor of ABC’s Religion & Ethics website, shares his own fascinating backstory. ------ As editor of the ABC’s Religion & Ethics websi...
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The Relationships Lab

Dr Jenny Brown explains wellbeing and maturity in the context of your “family system”.  --- “One of the distinctives about Bowen family systems theory...
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The Boy Who Keeps On Living

Sociologist John Carroll unpacks the ongoing appeal of the Harry Potter series. ------- Nearly a quarter of a century after the publication of Harry P...
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9/11: 20 years on.

Unwinnable wars, fear, discrimination: we sift the long-term impact of the September 11 attacks. ------ It’s been twenty years since the attacks of Se...
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The Father Hood

Andrew McUtchen on the challenge and joy of the most important job he’ll ever have. ------ Andrew McUtchen is the co-creator of The Father Hood, an on...
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Achievement Addiction

In a world obsessed with success, plenty of us feel a compulsive need to achieve. ------ We tell ourselves - and our kids - to try hard and never give...
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Meeting the Real Jesus

Journalist Greg Sheridan makes a compelling case for reading the Bible book by book and finding within those pages a Jesus as intriguing as he is attr...
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The 400th Episode

Life & Faith marks a milestone, and gets a bit nostalgic.  ------ This week is the 400th episode of Life & Faith!  In this episode, Simon Smart, Justi...
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Mere Christianity

80 years on, Life & Faith charts the ripple effects of a much-loved book. ------ “I got out a yellow pad, cause I’m a lawyer, and I would have two col...
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