Stephen Shearsby examines why the Millenium Development Goals are important.
Stephen Shearsby examines why the Millenium Development Goals are important.
Ben Myers looks for grace in the music of Tom Waits
John Dickson reviews Bishop Spong’s Jesus for the Non-Religious
Bishop Spong’s portrayal of Jesus makes no demands and poses no challenge to contemporary life.
John Dickson puts Michel Onfray’s claims about the origin of a hope for ‘paradise’ to the test
John Dickson examines John Shelby Spong’s book from an historical perspective
What is real tolerance?
The final part of John Dickson’s examination of relativism
John Dickson examines different types of relativism
John Dickson explores the origins of modern day relativism
Thoughts on the morning of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Apology to Indigenous Australia
Simon Smart on the different ways to read the Genesis creation account.
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
British writer Francis Spufford talks about heartbreak and loss, hope and eternity, in his latest novel, Light Perpetual.
Acclaimed author Susannah McFarlane on meeting her birth mother and then, to her great dismay, God.
Teenagers, Pixar, and a theologian on what we talk about when we talk about the soul.
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?
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.
