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Why The Road matters

cpx — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:41:22 +0000

Cormac McCarthy’s much acclaimed novel The Road has been made into a feature film starring Viggo Mortensen. Greg Clarke and Simon Smart discuss why The Road matters.

Professor Harold Koenig: Spirituality and Health

cpx — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:04:58 +0000

Harold Koenig is on the faculty at Duke University as Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Associate Professor of Medicine. Greg Clarke interviews him about the effects of religious belief on people’s physical and mental health.

David Marr - Religious Belief in Australia

cpx — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:18:39 +0000

Australia has traditionally been thought of as a godless nation. But two recent surveys, one by Nielsen for the Sydney Morning Herald, and one commissioned by CPX, revealed some fascinating, and perhaps unexpected results. We invited Fairfax journalist and author David Marr into the CPX studio to discuss the results of the two surveys and to shed some light on what he thinks the findings might mean.

A Hard Cell - Science and Theology with Dr Graeme Finlay

cpx — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:07:49 +0000

Dr Graeme Finlay discusses the connections between science and theology.

Worlds Apart? Report from the Parliament of World Religions

cpx — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:22:27 +0000

Simon Smart attended the Parliament of World Religions held recently in Melbourne. He shares his thoughts on the interfaith project, interviews with attendees and reflects on the uniqueness of Christ.

Alvin Plantinga: God, Richard Dawkins and Personal Faith

cpx — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:57:17 +0000

Professor Alvin Plantinga is a leading American philosopher, from the University of Notre Dame, where he is something of an institution having been there since 1982. In this interview at Notre Dame, Simon Smart talks to Plantinga who provides a summary of his evolutionary argument against Naturalism, as well as giving a personal reflection on the highs and lows of a life of faith.

Bruce Baird: Politics, faith and conviction

cpx — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:24:49 +0000

Former Federal Liberal Politician Bruce Baird discusses a life in politics including his stand against his own party in the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees.

Agnes Nyamayarwo: AIDS, tragedy, faith and hope

cpx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:15:32 +0000

Rebuilding her life out of the ruins of an AIDS ravaged family, Agnes Nyamayarwo has gone on to work with Bono from U2 and to meet the US President. Listen to her amazing story of survival and enduring faith.

Mama Jude: an Australian nurse’s extraordinary other life in Africa

cpx — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:41:46 +0000

Kate Wilcox interviews Judy Steel about her work to bring medical relief to the people of Uganda

Mental Health - taking it seriously

cpx — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:48:02 +0000

Dr Amelia Haines discusses changing attitudes to mental health, offers advice on staying mentally well and what to do when things go wrong.

An extraordinary life - the journeys of St Paul

cpx — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:50:27 +0000

Peter Walker is an expert in biblical studies who teaches at Wycliffe Hall at Oxford. He has spent many years touring the middle East and written two books In the Steps of Jesus and In the Steps of Saint Paul. In this interview he discusses Paul’s character, his journeys and his life of danger and adventure.

Evolution and Life’s Solution

cpx — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:42:24 +0000

Professor Simon Conway Morris discusses whether evolution leads to totally random outcomes and his book Life’s Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe.

Review: The Lost Symbol

cpx — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:14:42 +0000

Greg Clarke reviews Dan Brown’s new novel

Pat Day: racing for more than gold

cpx — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:32:29 +0000

Pat Day is an American jockey who has ridden over 8,500 winners. Greg Clarke interviews him about his career and what he has done since his retirement in 2005.

Bruce Robinson: Faith, science and the art of good fathering

cpx — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:27:48 +0000

One Blood: Aboriginal Australia and Christianity

cpx — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:00:27 +0000

John Harris, author of ‘One Blood’, discusses 200 years of Aboriginal contact with Christianity. Is it true that the impact of Christian missions was all bad? What have been the lasting impacts? Where does hope lie in this story?

Dr Darrell Bock: the historical Jesus and the ‘problems’ of the New Testament documents

cpx — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:32:24 +0000

Dr. Darrell Bock is Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He also is Professor for Spiritual Development and Culture there. He is an Editor at Large for Christianity Today and is a Past President of the Evangelical Theological Society (2000-2001). He is the author of over twenty books and is a New York Times Best Selling author.

Social Exclusion

cpx — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:13:31 +0000

Greg Clarke and Simon Smart discuss social exclusion. What is it, how can it be measured and what can be done about it?

Codex Sinaiticus

cpx — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:18:44 +0000

John Dickson discusses the recent online publication of the world’s “oldest complete Bible” and examines whether the differences between it and modern Bibles give Christians cause for concern.

Darwin and Australia

cpx — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:11:22 +0000

Historian Tom Frame discusses his latest book, Evolution in the Antipodes