Life & Faith
Episodes
Thursday May 01, 2014
Life and Faith: Aboriginal Spirituality
Thursday May 01, 2014
Thursday May 01, 2014
Pastor Ray Minniecon is a descendant of the Kabi Kabi nation and the Gurang Gurang nation of South East Queensland, the South Sea Islander people, with connections to the people of Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Ray has worked with World Vision Australia, the Sydney Anglican Diocese, survivors of the Stolen Generations who were institutionalised at Kinchela Boys home as we as other Aboriginal ministries.He came on Life and Faith to discuss relationship between Christianity and Aboriginal people, the commonalities and differences between Aboriginal Spirituality and Christianity, and his work with former inmates of the Kinchela Boys Home.
Thursday Apr 24, 2014
Life and Faith: Lies, Love and Hitler
Thursday Apr 24, 2014
Thursday Apr 24, 2014
In 1945 Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis. He is the subject of a recent play called Lies, Love and Hitler. The playwright Elizabeth Avery Scott joined Simon Smart and Natasha Moore on Life and Faith to discuss the life of Bonhoeffer and her play.
Thursday Apr 17, 2014
Life and Faith: Australia's Christian Heritage
Thursday Apr 17, 2014
Thursday Apr 17, 2014
The question of Australia's Christian heritage has been raised in recent media debates. Simon Smart and Justine Toh speak to Stuart Piggin, an associate professor at Macquarie University and director of the Centre for the History of Christian Thought and Experience, and John Dickson about whether Australia has a Christian heritage.
Thursday Apr 10, 2014
Life and Faith: Divergent
Thursday Apr 10, 2014
Thursday Apr 10, 2014
The latest science-fiction blockbuster to hit cinemas is Divergent. Larissa Aldridge, who has read the books and seen the film, joins Simon Smart and Natasha Moore on Life and Faith to discuss the film and its themes.
Thursday Apr 03, 2014
Life and Faith: Noah
Thursday Apr 03, 2014
Thursday Apr 03, 2014
The blockbuster film Noah is one that people may find both familiar and unfamiliar when they compare it to the Bible story. Justine Toh saw the film and sat down with Simon Smart to discuss it.