-
Oct 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Russell Stapleton
It's becoming rare to see a nun or Catholic sister out and about, but our continuing fascination with women religious is reflected in mass media. What's it really like to be a religious sister in the 21st Century? Sister Helen Carboon is Congregation Leader of the Catholic Presentation Sisters of Victoria. Professor Katharine Massam is an historian of religion at the University of Divinity, with a particular research interest in Catholic women’s spirituality.
-
Aug 14, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Tegan Nicholls |Russell Stapleton
Italy’s nationalist prime minister Giorgia Meloni has no trouble upsetting her liberal counterparts across Europe. But why is Pope Francis one leader she's been trying to keep onside? In 2008, Brazilian journalist Adriana Carranca arrived in Afghanistan. There, she met a man named Luis, who led her to an underground religious network that resembled a spy ring during the Cold War.
-
May 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Russell Stapleton
How much stuff is too much? It's a question rarely asked here in the 'Lucky Country', but it has become central to the life of Jonathan Cornford, a political economist and theologian exploring new ways of thinking about money and consumption. Dr Jonathan Cornford is a political economist, historian and theologian. He's also the co-founder of Manna Gum, a ministry in 'good news economics' exploring alternative economic ethics. His most recent book is Ecology and Everyday Economics.
-
Apr 24, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Andrew West |Hong Jiang |Russell Stapleton
Ahmadiyya community mourns Feraz Tahir, Bondi stabbing victim
-
Apr 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Russell Stapleton
How can one nurture the soul? Or seek the divine in times of suffering and violence? These aren't new questions, but as 1.9 billion Muslims approach the peak of Ramadan, we meet a poet and a professor wrestling with these questions. Professor Mohamad Abdalla AM is the Founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) at UniSA. He has over 25 years of experience in the field of Islamic Studies. Yahia Lababidi.is a writer, poet and aphorist.
-
Mar 28, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Meredith Lake |Rohan Salmond |Hong Jiang |Russell Stapleton
Jesus is a film star. He’s graced the big screen since the beginning of cinema — you can probably picture him: robed and long-haired, but that’s only one way to imagine Jesus. In fact, the conversation about the image of Christ goes back a whole lot further than the story of cinema — to the earliest Christian era. There are multiple depictions of Jesus in the Bible, and artists have been giving expression to the Christ figure in different ways across time.
-
Mar 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Kim Jirik |Carey Dell |Russell Stapleton |Rhiannon Brown
The acclaimed Irish actor Andrew Scott tackles his most challenging stage role yet in a one-man retelling of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. The production, Vanya, was commissioned and directed by Sam Yates, a young British director who was mentored by the likes of Trevor Nunn, Nicholas Hytner and Phyllida Lloyd. Sam explains how a straight adaptation of Chekhov's classic play became a solo piece — and why it was a good idea. Vanya is now in cinemas, presented by National Theatre Live.
-
Feb 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Michael Cathcart |Kim Jirik |Carey Dell |Russell Stapleton |Rhiannon Brown
The last production to grace the stage of Griffin's historic SBW Stables Theatre before a major redevelopment will be The Lewis Trilogy from Australian playwright Louis Nowra. The three highly acclaimed plays — Summer of the Aliens, Così and This Much Is True — are all drawn from Nowra's own very eventful life. Jonathan Larson's hit musical RENT is back on stage in Australia.
-
Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Samantha Donovan |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Russell Stapleton |Alice Brennan |Alex Mann
Alice Brennan: Hi there, I'm Alice Brennan, and this is Background Briefing. And before we start this week's story I wanted you to know that what you're about to hear deals extensively with sexual abuse and trauma. If it raises any issues for you contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, and if you need to speak to someone about sexual assault, you can call 1800 RESPECT, 24 hours a day, that's 1800 737 732.
-
Aug 15, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Hagar Cohen |Jess O'Callaghan |Leila Shunnar |Russell Stapleton |David Lawford |Alice Brennan
Hagar Cohen: I wanted to play something to you. Alice Brennan: This is Background Briefing. Have you ever felt extreme pain? Can you imagine your legs being ripped off in a car accident…A few weeks ago 74-year-old Barbara Cook was laying in bed and she heard Background Briefing on the radio. …the fentanyl is not workingThat episode included a description of ambos switching out fentanyl for saline, and consequently giving patients no pain relief when they most needed it.
