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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Roi Huberman
In the aftermath of World War II, those who styled themselves as Cold War liberals thought they were upholding the best ideals of Christianity, fighting for democracy and individual rights. But Yale University historian and philosopher Samuel Moyn says their good ideas went awry. And in many ways, we live with the consequences to this day. This episode first broadcast on 13 Dec 2023
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Emrys Cronin |Roi Huberman
Donald Trump is picking fights on many fronts — China, Canada, and even Greenland. But his tough policies on immigration have raised the ire of another world leader, Pope Francis. A fragile peace now exists in Gaza, after a six-week ceasefire began. The uncertainty complicates the enormous task of rebuilding Gaza, and the UN estimates that 92 per cent of housing units have been destroyed. Religion has shaped a lot of Indonesia's democracy.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Siobhan Marin |Hong Jiang |Roi Huberman
France is dealing with the fallout of a shocking trial over the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty in 2020. Eight people are now on trial over their alleged roles in the lead up to his murder. The case illuminates the rising tension between freedom of speech and religious freedom in France.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Siobhan Marin |Hong Jiang |Roi Huberman |Craig Tilmouth
Mormon missionaries have been visiting the Central Desert on and off for four decades. In the past year, there have been 127 baptisms in the Northern Territory. Why is this American faith gaining traction in Indigenous communities? Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney over the weekend to mark the passing of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. What does Gülen's death mean for the future of the movement? In the last US election, eight in ten white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Roi Huberman
It's been a year since the Voice referendum was defeated. Now, human rights lawyer Fr Frank Brennan warns Australia could be on the verge of a damaging assimilationist policy towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Klaus-Michael Kuehne is Germany's richest man, and in recent years he's become a philanthropist. But how much of this generosity is atonement for the way his father built the family fortune during World War II?
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Isabella Tropiano |Roi Huberman
What happens when your deepest convictions aren't reflected in the society around you — how do you navigate that gap? Meet two women who have been living out this question, both in the religious contexts of their youth, and as migrants to Australia. Dr Farjana Mahbuba is a researcher with Australian Catholic University and ABC Top 5 Humanities scholar, studying the experiences of migrant women and how they are affected by financial abuse.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Roi Huberman
Pope Francis is in Jakarta, the first stop on a 12 day tour of Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. Why is he devoting the longest trip of his papacy to these far-flung outposts of Catholicism? One of Australia's leading anti-slavery groups is calling on the government to implement tough sanctions against technology companies. That's because many allow their platforms to be used in child sexual exploitation.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Roi Huberman |Bethany Stewart
The failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump has not only turbo-charged his supporters, it’s led many to believe that God spared his life so he could retake power. The once mighty US Black churches, which drew congregations in the thousands, are in decline – and it's affecting the Democratic party. A country in which almost everyone is Muslim might seem an unlikely place for the government to impose a ban on the hijab. So why has the parliament of Tajikistan done so?
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Brooke Prentis |Hong Jiang |Rohan Salmond |Jessie Kay |Roi Huberman
Christians often use the word "ministry" to describe the work of the clergy, but in Aboriginal contexts, its meaning is more expansive. There are hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples right across these lands now called Australia engaged in ministry work, but much of it is unpaid, and might not fit into non-Indigenous ideas of what ministry looks like. Brooke Prentis is a Wakka Wakka woman and Aboriginal Christian Leader.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Sami Shah |Nadyat El Gawley |Roi Huberman
In 1973, the then federal immigration minister Al Grasby, said Australia is a migrant country and will always be so. And it’s often said that we’re the most successful multicultural country in the world. So what does it mean to be multicultural? Is it racial equity--the idea of ensuring everyone has the resources they need to be on the same level as everyone else? How do we do that, and how do we attend to the tensions that arise from living in a diverse society?
