10th Aug 2017 - 4 mins
Shane Clifton on the problem with 'inspiration porn', and the way the Christian story shapes the way he thinks about disability....
10th Aug 2017 - 4 mins
Shane Clifton on the problem with 'inspiration porn', and the way the Christian story shapes the way he thinks about disability....
15th Apr 2017 - 4 mins
Simon Smart weighs the tenets of the self-esteem movement against the starkness of the Easter story.
15th Apr 2017 - 4 mins
Simon Smart weighs the tenets of the self-esteem movement against the starkness of the Easter story.
7th Feb 2017 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the life - and faith - of one of Australia's most beloved writers.
7th Feb 2017 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reflects on the life - and faith - of one of Australia's most beloved writers.
22nd Dec 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reflects on darkness, faith and suffering at a usually upbeat time of year.
22nd Dec 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reflects on darkness, faith and suffering at a usually upbeat time of year.
15th Jul 2016 - 4 mins
A Christian physicist and an atheist filmmaker look for answers together in a new documentary.
15th Jul 2016 - 4 mins
A Christian physicist and an atheist filmmaker look for answers together in a new documentary.
30th Jun 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart challenges Australians' complacency about what's done to asylum seekers in our name.
30th Jun 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart challenges Australians' complacency about what's done to asylum seekers in our name.
24th Mar 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart traces the roots of the "inalienable dignity" of the human person to the Easter story.
24th Mar 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart traces the roots of the "inalienable dignity" of the human person to the Easter story.
23rd Mar 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reflects on how we cope - or fail to cope - with death.
23rd Mar 2016 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reflects on how we cope - or fail to cope - with death.
25th Dec 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart asks suffering believers around the world what Christmas means to them.
25th Dec 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart asks suffering believers around the world what Christmas means to them.
13th Nov 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers a recent study that suggests religious kids are more judgmental than others.
13th Nov 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers a recent study that suggests religious kids are more judgmental than others.
31st Jul 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reviews Roy Williams' new book Post-God Nation? at ABC's The Drum.
31st Jul 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reviews Roy Williams' new book Post-God Nation? at ABC's The Drum.
29th Apr 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers what Andrew Chan's faith gave him in life, and when facing death.
29th Apr 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers what Andrew Chan's faith gave him in life, and when facing death.
9th Apr 2015 - 4 mins
Many people believe more is going on in life than what we can see and touch and measure.
9th Apr 2015 - 4 mins
Many people believe more is going on in life than what we can see and touch and measure.
3rd Mar 2015 - 4 mins
Is Francis' papacy a grand PR exercise? Simon Smart comments on the Pope's startling popularity.
3rd Mar 2015 - 4 mins
Is Francis' papacy a grand PR exercise? Simon Smart comments on the Pope's startling popularity.
10th Feb 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart responds to Stephen Fry's remarks about God and suffering that went viral.
10th Feb 2015 - 4 mins
Simon Smart responds to Stephen Fry's remarks about God and suffering that went viral.
24th Dec 2014 - 4 mins
What does the baby in the drain have to do with the baby in the manger?
24th Dec 2014 - 4 mins
What does the baby in the drain have to do with the baby in the manger?
6th Nov 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on why stories like The Judge, even when imperfect, continue to hold emotional power.
6th Nov 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on why stories like The Judge, even when imperfect, continue to hold emotional power.
2nd Sep 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reviews Nick Spencer's Atheists - The Origin of the Species
2nd Sep 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reviews Nick Spencer's Atheists - The Origin of the Species
7th May 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on a new film which explores Charles Dickens 13 year affair with actress Nellie Ternan.
7th May 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on a new film which explores Charles Dickens 13 year affair with actress Nellie Ternan.
18th Apr 2014 - 4 mins
How the hope of Easter points to future restoration and death and evil being conquered.
18th Apr 2014 - 4 mins
How the hope of Easter points to future restoration and death and evil being conquered.
13th Mar 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers the questions raised by a new documentary on Lance Armstrong.
13th Mar 2014 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers the questions raised by a new documentary on Lance Armstrong.
24th Dec 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers how Jesus continues to influence people for the better.
24th Dec 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart considers how Jesus continues to influence people for the better.
22nd Nov 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on the legacies of JFK and C.S. Lewis who died on the same day 50 years ago.
22nd Nov 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on the legacies of JFK and C.S. Lewis who died on the same day 50 years ago.
11th Nov 2013 - 4 mins
There is no cheap grace or easy moral confidence in Tim Winton's Eyrie
11th Nov 2013 - 4 mins
There is no cheap grace or easy moral confidence in Tim Winton's Eyrie
19th Sep 2013 - 4 mins
The film adaptation of The Turning honours the bleak yet redemptive quality of Tim Winton's work.
19th Sep 2013 - 4 mins
The film adaptation of The Turning honours the bleak yet redemptive quality of Tim Winton's work.
15th Sep 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reviews the latest book from social researcher Hugh Mackay.
15th Sep 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart reviews the latest book from social researcher Hugh Mackay.
19th Aug 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on how play Freud's Last Session models the sort of conversation we need today.
19th Aug 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart on how play Freud's Last Session models the sort of conversation we need today.
1st Jul 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart discusses some of the ‘hints’ of God’s existence that we find in the scientific study of the universe....
1st Jul 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart discusses some of the ‘hints’ of God’s existence that we find in the scientific study of the universe....
1st May 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart explores the way the drugs in sport scandal reveals the limits of utilitarian thinking.
1st May 2013 - 4 mins
Simon Smart explores the way the drugs in sport scandal reveals the limits of utilitarian thinking.