In the wake of the High Court’s decision to overturn George Pell’s conviction, Barney Zwartz reflects on the implications for the Catholic church, abuse survivors, and Pell himself.
In the wake of the High Court’s decision to overturn George Pell’s conviction, Barney Zwartz reflects on the implications for the Catholic church, abuse survivors, and Pell himself.
A story of world records, and navigating a neurotypical world of work.
Brian Rosner on how the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a surprising source of help in the face of our own disappointments today.
Tim Costello on the importance of human connection and communal lament during COVID-19, and the vital role of charities in this crisis.
Memoir, biography, and even confession: when we tell our stories, just who do we hope is listening?
Barney Zwartz reflects on how crises like the Black Plague, or today’s coronavirus emergency, can bring out the best in people.
For Women’s History Month, Natasha Moore explores the lives of five inspiring single Christian women.
It takes a village to raise not just a child, but also the teen parent of one.
A poet tells the story of his faith unravelling - and being woven together again.
Mark Stephens reflects on toilet paper hoarding in the wake of coronavirus panic, and ponders what it might look like to seek the “common good”.
Sarah Williams explains how the mother of modern feminism fell off the pages of history.
How many people can say they work undercover to bring justice to some of the world’s most vulnerable people?
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.
Writing from lockdown in Melbourne, Barney Zwartz ponders how we might achieve contentment in this difficult time.
Justine Toh explores what religious language like “original sin” adds to discussions of racial injustice.
Justine Toh explores the surprising Christian origins of the #MeToo movement.
CPX Associate Nathan Campbell ponders the building and destroying of statues, and the human condition.
Barney Zwartz on how faith is an inescapable part of rational everyday life.
Simon Smart reflects on the church forests of Ethiopia, and the possibility of human solidarity across continents, cultures, and time.
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.
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
Jesus dramatically changed how Western culture thinks about power and service.
The Jewish and early Christian insistence on care for the poor transformed the ancient world.
Jesus preached a radical ethic of non-violence – one the early church took very seriously.
Gawura School is opening up unique opportunities for Indigenous students in inner Sydney. Life & Faith tells the remarkable story…
Are people essentially good or flawed? We review Rutger Bregman’s Humankind: A Hopeful History.
Why does the Second World War continue to have such a strong appeal for us?
A Christian sets out to meet the Jesus of Islam – and a Muslim encounters the Christian Jesus.
The working mums of lockdown have had to juggle everything. They’ve had enough.
What makes us such … apocaholics?
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.
