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Jan 15, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Ann Marie Debettencor |Alice Walker |Rohan Salmond |Meredith Lake
In post-apartheid South Africa, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is asking, when is forgiveness possible, and where does that leave the search for justice? These questions have sent her on what she calls the "reparative quest", seeking answers from people on opposite sides of the atrocity — including the former police colonel, Eugene de Kock, nicknamed “Prime Evil” for his role in killing and torturing activists fighting white minority rule in the country.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Hong Jiang |Rohan Salmond |Bethany Stewart
What does it mean to be fully alive? Elizabeth Oldfield has ditched the conventional script of what life can look like — instead choosing to live in what she calls a "micro-monastery". Elizabeth Oldfield is host of The Sacred podcast and a author of Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Tegan Nicholls
Have you had enough? There are lots of ways you could interpret that question, and almost all of them are relevant to the end of the year. It's a time when many of us reassess our priorities and wonder, what does it look like to live "the good life"? Dr Samuel Alexander is co-director of the Simplicity Institute.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Alice Walker |Rohan Salmond |John Jacobs
What does a future of freedom and justice look like? Recently-deceased Peruvian theologian Fr Gustavo Gutierrez spoke about liberation from all kinds of oppression and God's preferential option for the poor. It's a vision that began on the fringes, but has wound up influencing the very centres of power in the Christian world. Fr Peter Smith is parish priest of St Columba's Catholic Church in Leichhardt and Promoter of Peace and Justice with the Archdiocese of Sydney.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Alice Walker |John Jacobs
Is there a mantra that helps you meditate, or perhaps some music that helps you connect with your sense of the sacred? Music has a long and intimate relationship with spirituality, and has helped people throughout the ages and across faith traditions to access something of the divine. Cyprian Consiglio is a Camaldolese monk with the monastery of New Camaldoli in Big Sur, California. He is a musician and writer and the newly appointed General Secretary for Monastic Interreligious Dialogue.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Alice Walker |Rohan Salmond |Ann Marie Debettencor
The development of generative AI has opened a lot of questions about who we are as humans. What makes a human, human? What do we value? What does a flourishing future for us all even look like in this new technological age? Dr Stephen Garner is a Senior Research Fellow at Laidlaw College, the largest interdenominational Christian College in New Zealand. He researches theology in dialogue with science, technology, and new media, and regularly writes and speaks about Christianity and AI.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Isabella Tropiano
Embodying a character in games like Dungeons and Dragons "exercises the empathy muscle" and helps us expand our sense of self — at least according to the Dungeon Master Pastor. Even regular internet use provides ample opportunity to play with who we are and what might be possible. Rev Rory Philstrom is a Lutheran pastor and founder of the Roll for Joy,.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Bethany Stewart
Volunteers make the world go round! Most people undertake volunteer work at some point in their lives, but some religious traditions particularly emphasise the importance of service to others. Mandeep Kaur is a member of the Central Australia Sikh Cultural Centre in Alice Springs, she is joined by other members of the Centre, including several children. Abir Roz is the President of the Muslim Women's Support Centre of WA.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Alice Walker |Rohan Salmond |Simon Branthwaite
In the wake of the King's visit to Australia, we're once again debating questions that get to the heart of Australian government and identity. These aren't just political questions — they're spiritual too. Rev Justin Moffatt is Senior Minister of St Philip’s Church Hill, the oldest parish in Australia and the custodian of the First Fleet Bible and Prayer Book, which has been signed by every visiting monarch of Australia since the early 20th century.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Tegan Nicholls
The race for the US presidential elections too close to call — and the final outcome will likely be decided by small groups of voters in critical swing states. One group that's been the focus of Kamala Harris' campaign are the Mormons. Why is it notable that the Democrats are targeting this religious group? War in the Middle East continues, and Israel's conflict with Hezbollah has left more than 800,000 people internally displaced in Lebanon.
