Once a week, a member of the CPX team "thinks out loud" in public - offering not conclusions, but launching-off points for conversation about what's going on in the news right now, or in our cultural "moment".
As with everything CPX does, the goal is to reframe things - to edge our way together towards a more expansive public imagination when it comes to Christian faith and the contribution it has to make to our shared life.
Here's a collection of these columns. They are usually posted each Tuesday on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Justine Toh ponders: What is pleasure? Is it just about desire? Or are there deeper pleasures to be found in the normal gifts of life?
After the EURO 2020 final, Simon Smart ponders the “religious transformation” taking place in football (and elsewhere) in the UK.
Simon Smart reflects on The Lord of the Rings, Saint Augustine, and the Christian notion of the need to lose your life in order to find it.
Barney Zwartz on all the inventive opportunities to stay connected during this pandemic, and what this says about the spirit of humanity.
Justine Toh on what obsessively watching travel yoga classes on YouTube has in common with religion and worship.
Anna Grummitt ponders the legacy of Father Damien of Molokai, and what motivated him – and other modern ‘Damiens’ – to suffer with others.
Tim Costello reflects on coping with isolation as an extrovert, and how the pandemic might lead us to recognise our interdependence.
Mark Stephens on the importance of having a posture of humility when thinking and commenting on the coronavirus crisis.
Natasha Moore on why the Easter weekend is the perfect time to read one of the big books on your shelf – such as the Bible.
In light of a recent episode of ‘You Can’t Ask That’, Simon Smart reflects on how the Easter story offers freedom and rest for the weary.
CPX intern Bella Beach on how while COVID has shown an ugly side of human fear, it has also led to sacrificial acts for the sake of others.
Justine Toh on the decline of community, religion and social capital, and how COVID-19 may help us discover that we’re better together.
Mark Stephens reflects on the life of Catherine Hamlin, and how her faith drove her to serve Ethiopian women suffering obstetric fistula.
Anna Grummitt looks at the (surprising) place some young people are searching for comfort in our fearful and anxious time.
