British writer Francis Spufford talks about heartbreak and loss, hope and eternity, in his latest novel, Light Perpetual.
British writer Francis Spufford talks about heartbreak and loss, hope and eternity, in his latest novel, Light Perpetual.
Natasha Moore reflects on phrenology, personality, the possibility of change, and what makes us valuable as human beings.
Acclaimed author Susannah McFarlane on meeting her birth mother and then, to her great dismay, God.
Barney Zwartz describes his experience of Melbourne’s recent five-day lockdown.
Justine Toh reflects on the abuse scandal concerning Ravi Zacharias, and allegations of abusive behaviour against Joss Whedon.
Teenagers, Pixar, and a theologian on what we talk about when we talk about the soul.
Mark Stephens on memory, being remembered, and our sense of self.
It’s been a year since the CPX team first started writing these ‘Thinking Out Loud’ columns. Last February, Simon began […]
Dom Knight’s 2020 Dictionary provides a light-hearted (and at points serious) look back at the most extraordinary of years.
Simon Smart reflects on the Christmas story as a powerful motivator for hospitality.
Mark Stephens on why a key part of the good news of Christmas is that Jesus was once a baby.
Natasha Moore watches a Hallmark Christmas Movie – and compares it to the first Christmas story.
Ahead of the 2020 Richard Johnson Lecture, Sarah Irving-Stonebraker gives us a sneak peek into the content of her lecture.
Part I of Bites on the Bible with Darrell Bock.
Part II of Bites on the Bible with Darrell Bock.
Part III of Bites on the Bible with Darrell Bock.
Part IV of Bites on the Bible with Darrell Bock.
Part V of Bites on the Bible with Darrell Bock.
Simon Smart reflects on the Christmas story as a powerful motivator for hospitality.
Mark Stephens on why a key part of the good news of Christmas is that Jesus was once a baby.
Natasha Moore watches a Hallmark Christmas Movie – and compares it to the first Christmas story.
Barney Zwartz encourages us to ponder the grace we have all received in our lives – and above all, the grace of God.
Barney Zwartz offers his thoughts on the Victorian Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill.
Barney Zwartz reflects on the results of the Australian Governance Institute’s 2020 ethics survey.
How the shoot was better and worse than you ever imagined.
The Crusades are one of the most notorious episodes of Christian history.
Few ideas have changed our world more profoundly than this one.
How can we take Christianity seriously, if Christians have so often departed from the tune of Jesus?
Jesus’ most famous parable had a big influence on the early church – and the world.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a rare example of someone whose faith prompted him to stand up to Hitler.
John Haldane was startled to find that Christianity has sometimes been considered an enemy of art.
John Haldane describes how it developed – and has continued to develop.
Nicholas Wolterstorff lives with unanswered questions since the death of his eldest son.
Rowan Williams covers the individual, power, environmentalism, history, and science.
In the 2019 Richard Johnson Lecture, Tim Dixon offers a vision for how we might reunite increasingly fragmented societies.
In the 2019 Richard Johnson Lecture, Tim Dixon offers a vision for how we might reunite increasingly fragmented societies
Dom Knight’s 2020 Dictionary provides a light-hearted (and at points serious) look back at the most extraordinary of years.
The CPX team looks back on the year that was - and a story that holds good for every year.
What do neuroscience, philosophy, and theology have to say about the mystery of human consciousness?
Three stories of ordinary people, and the extraordinary care they take of people in their lives.
From who gets an ICU bed to volunteering for a vaccine trial: ethics in the time of COVID.
Krish Kandiah tells us about the joys and challenges of caring for children in great need.
Q & A from the 2019 Richard Johnson Lecture with Tim Dixon and Simon Smart.
In the 2019 Richard Johnson Lecture, Tim Dixon offers a vision for how we might reunite increasingly fragmented societies.
Nick Spencer responds to questions following the 2018 Richard Johnson Lecture.
Nick Spencer delivers the 2018 Richard Johnson Lecture, on what makes the West the West.
William Cavanaugh responds to questions following the 2016 Richard Johnson Lecture.
William Cavanaugh delivers the 2016 Richard Johnson Lecture, on the widely-held assumption that religion causes violence.
