A Christian and a Buddhist walk in to a bar

Theology, Indigenous Recognition, and Listening

Today we delve into issues of the Voice, First Nations spirituality and colonialism. And what this all means for religion and theology.  
 
https://www.abc.net.au/religion/rowan-williams-moral-importance-of-the-uluru-statement/101977756 

Conversations with a Theologian - Part 2. Ft Tanya Wittwer

Tanya is back for another episode, and this time, its deeply theological.  

Conversations with a Theologian - Part 1 Ft Tanya Wittwer

This week we welcome Tanya Wittwer to the podcast. Theologian, church leader, and all round amazing woman – Tanya joins us to talk about God, gender and the church.  
 
Link to Tanya’s book: https://www.mediacomeducation.org.au/shop/unless-they-are-sent/  

Does God Have a Gender?

Who is God? and what (if any) Gender is God? What would happen if we approached God without the presumption of gender?These questions and more are tackled on today's episode, repleate with all the usual tangents.
 
Episode Correction: Jacob says that the Greek for Spirit (pneuma) is feminine. Pneuma is actually neuter, but the Hebrew for Spirit (ruah) is feminine. 
 
https://theconversation.com/church-of-england-to-explore-gender-neutral-terms-for-god-women-clergys-suggestions-for-replacing-our-father-199541?fbclid=IwAR3jkszpQAmtlW_ArXNh7iOR40TLMDyId-3LOHQTWgaWeY06DHOUiVJF-N8 

The Easter Special

Happy Easter listeners! Hop along with us as Jamal learns all about Easter and what it really means.  

Is Unconditional Love a Bad Thing?

We launch off from where we left last week, in asking what is it about the immoral acts of religious leaders that make them particularly shocking? To answer this Jacob takes us all the way back to 1518 and the Heidlberg Disputation, and the idea that maybe being righteous sometimes gets in our own way...
 
https://bookofconcord.org/other-resources/sources-and-context/heidelberg-disputation/ 

Monks and Drugs

What happens when an entire Monastery worth of Buddhist monks gets busted for meth? This week we discuss how being a monk doesn't always mean you have good ethics and the implications of this for religion. 
 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epz7ke/thailand-buddhist-monks-drug-test-meth 

Conversations with a (former) Monk – Part 2

We continue our discussion with Yong Kooi Kuo. Former monk, taxi driver, and current yoga teacher.
 
https://www.grasshopperyoga.com/ 

Conversations with a (former) Monk – Part 1

This week we have our very first Guest! Former Buddhist monk Yong Kooi Kuo joins us at the bar to discuss what its like being a monk and how he got there. 

Living Faithfully – What Does It Mean?

This week we once again ramble off into the weeds of spirituality. What does it mean to live in line with your faith, your practice or God? What do we do when we notice that we are not living in line with our religious teachings? and is doing so even possible?