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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
In a new and risky endeavour, Jacob and Jamal tackle a well known pop song to find out the deeper religious meaning.
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Christianity is growing in China. Like big time. What does this mean for the church and is it a good thing?
We start a conversation about Chinese Christianity and then guess what... Tangents!
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/august-web-only/christianity-china-church-state-sociology-theology.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/13/china-christians-religious-persecution-translation-bible
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Free will. Do we have it? What happens if we don’t ? What does God or the Buddha say about it? You are going to listen to this episode anyway, you have no choice.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/27/the-clockwork-universe-is-free-will-an-illusion
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Today we go on our most rambley ramble yet. We talk about justice, economics, build-your-own-God and so much more!
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
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
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Tanya is back for another episode, and this time, its deeply theological.
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
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/
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
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
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Happy Easter listeners! Hop along with us as Jamal learns all about Easter and what it really means.
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
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/
Who let these guys in?
Jamal Blakkarly:
After realising that 99% of what he believed in philosophically was kinda Buddhist anyway, and then going on a way-too-intense mediation retreat, Jamal became a Buddhist in his early 20's. He has spent time in monasteries around the world, and practises mainly in the Theravada Thai Forrest tradition, with a bit of Zen thrown in for good measure.
Jacob Traeger:
Jacob grew up in a Christian family, but when he got to uni faith seemed less relevant to him. Through a non-Christian friend, God pulled him into a faith community where he could ask all sorts of questions: is belief rational? Did Jesus really exist? Does God care about my life? He’s convinced that life is better when God’s a part of it, and now he’s finishing a theology degree and leading a new church community in Canberra.
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