God Forbid
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Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
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How do you mend a broken heart?
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May 03, 2024 |
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Will evangelical voters be Trump's salvation?
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Do religions die?
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Sawdust and the soul
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Is religious discrimination law reform too difficult?
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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No pain, no gain - why we make sacrifices
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Straying from strict parents
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Demonising the "dole bludger"
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Is your privacy sacred?
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Why adults still need fairytales
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Faith, disability and the trouble with healing
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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What does it mean to be clean?
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Holy bones - the enduring power of relics
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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The ethics of surrogacy
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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The spirituality of fishing
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Summer: Love from ancient to modern times
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Summer: The mystery of creativity
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Summer: suffering, solitude and solace on the trail
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Summer: The rise of the shamans
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Summer: The ethical concerns and religious rules around eating meat
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Talking truth to children
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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What have we got right and wrong in our schooling system?
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Old pride, old prejudice – ageing and living well
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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100 years of reporting on religion
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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The cultural and scientific mystery of sleep
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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How should we view our relationship to work?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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The fascinating phenomenon of consciousness
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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The seen and unseen: Belief in Jinns, Marian apparitions and Japanese yokai
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Why the Middle Ages are still relevant today
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Addiction, God, and the origin of the twelve steps
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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We know magic isn't real, so why does it still fascinate us?
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Government and God: The blurring lines between theocracies and democracies
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Kosher or carbon? The ethical concerns and religious rules around eating meat
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Love from ancient to modern times
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Religion as a weapon and shield in modern warfare
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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JRR Tolkien's religious legacy
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Minority religions and their beliefs
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Is TikTok the new religious pulpit?
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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The history of God
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Who should teach our kids about sex?
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Breaking the dinner table taboo topic: religion and politics
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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How Godly is money?
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Modding our bodies in the name of God
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Religion and prejudice
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Does comedy use religion as a punchline or punching bag?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Lessons at the end of life
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Can reading save us?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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'Ghosting', deathbots, and rebirth in the digital age
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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The ethics of mum influencers, TraumaTok, and 'authenticity' online
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Saving animals, saving ourselves
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May 26, 2023 |
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Hindu nationalism, Modi and the Australian Indian diaspora
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May 19, 2023 |
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A defence of human work in the age of AI
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May 12, 2023 |
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The Spiritual Summit
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May 05, 2023 |
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Andrew Tate and the 'manosphere'
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Life after a religious upbringing
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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The gifts of neurodiversity
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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The mystery of creativity
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Great expectations: Millennials at mid-life
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Daily Rituals — suffering, solitude and solace on the trail
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Daily Rituals — Fear, joy and recovery in the ocean
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Daily Rituals — Why gardening is a journey of joy, frustration and healing
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Protest and peace in Israel Palestine
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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The ethics of intervening
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Towards Uncertainty
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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How can we age well?
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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A famine of peace
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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The rise of the shamans
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Is it time to declare a war on devices?
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Dark humour — why do we laugh at things that aren't a laughing matter?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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A leap of faith: from religious deconstruction to reconstruction
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Addiction, recovery and hitting rock bottom
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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A prayer or a pill? Exploring mental health science and religion
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Conflict and peace building in Northern Ireland
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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The ethics of secrets — when should we keep a secret or reveal the truth?
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Why neurodiversity offers us ways of seeing the world
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Paganism: myths, magic, and nature conservation
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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Is there a role for religion in the classroom?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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What's the purpose of protests — and are they effective?
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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The great unknown: Living with uncertainty
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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How we understand sin today
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Developing an economics of kindness in uncertain times
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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How and why do we pray?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Looking inwards or facing outwards — how do you find who you are?
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Addiction, recovery and hitting rock bottom
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Is hope necessary?
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Dark humour — why do we laugh at things that aren't a laughing matter?
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Is it time to declare a war on devices?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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The Death of Volunteering?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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03 | The Lifespan in Modern Australia — marriage and relationships
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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02 | The Lifespan in Modern Australia — death and grief
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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01| The Lifespan in Modern Australia — Births and birthing
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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The cultural, ethical and spiritual dimensions of food
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Artists and writers in exile
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Discovering you are not who you thought you were
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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A Christian perspective on sacred texts
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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A Jewish perspective on sacred texts
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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NAIDOC Week: Torres Strait Islands
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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The big questions on AI — capability, morality and faith
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Suffering and resilience
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Church, God and guns
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Caroline Jones - The Search for Meaning
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Cultivating compassion: a radical idea
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May 28, 2022 |
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Praying for priests: the shortage of clergy in Australia
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May 21, 2022 |
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A leap of faith: from religious deconstruction to reconstruction
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May 14, 2022 |
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A prayer or a pill? Exploring mental health science and religion
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May 07, 2022 |
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Does Australia need a Bill of Rights?
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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Is the right to vote truly equal?
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Jesus lived. So, who was he?
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Billionaires are launching into space – is that a good thing?
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Finding faith in fiction
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Paganism: myths, magic, and nature conservation
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Ukraine and Russia: religion and the politics of war
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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University chaplaincy in a changing world
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Sydney's Mardi Gras: the complexities of Pride and faith
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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What if we lived with less?
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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The different dimensions of loneliness
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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How to form new habits — and break old ones
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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What do Pentecostals believe?
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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Does sci-fi transcend — or reveal — our human limitations?
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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How urban legends tell our story
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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Lessons in leadership
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Fostering sacred creativity in a secular world
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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How technology is changing the way we grieve
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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The future of faith – ministry with Gen Z
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Dec 25, 2021 |
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Disagreeing well
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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The hot potatoes of 2021
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Toward an inclusive society for people with disability
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Reflections on consumerism: buying more, gaining less?
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Fitness and body image: aspiration, inspiration, and transformation
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Human kind — understanding kindness during tough times and beyond
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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To believe or not to believe: atheism on the rise
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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What brings the world’s religions together?
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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The Catholic Plenary – where to from here?
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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A Jewish perspective on sacred texts
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Exploring achievement addiction and burnout
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Food for thought — why do we eat what we eat?
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Can playing games be a religious experience?
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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A Christian perspective on sacred texts
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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Examining fringe beliefs
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Why do we give religious exemptions?
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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Billionaires are launching into space – is that a good thing?
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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What inspires us to compose poems?
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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The ethics of going nuclear
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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Sectarian conflicts in church, mosque and state
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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Mental and spiritual wellness in isolation
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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Lockdowns, vaccines and COVID-19 ad campaigns
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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The complexities of charity
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Healing country, campus and church
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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Confronting age prejudice
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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How urban legends tell our story
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Disagreeing well
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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What's your ecocultural identity?
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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How is religion shaping Brazil?
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May 29, 2021 |
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Do you really want to live forever?
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May 22, 2021 |
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Finding God in industrial action
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May 15, 2021 |
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What does your doctor believe?
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May 08, 2021 |
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Can reality TV be more than a spectacle?
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May 01, 2021 |
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Supporting veterans during and after service - Anzac Day 2021
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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Is doubt the death of faith?
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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Singled out — being unmarried and religious
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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Exploring sacrifice at Easter
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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The future of faith – ministry with Gen Z
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Fostering sacred creativity in a secular world
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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What’s dominating the headlines? From Parliament House to Buckingham Palace
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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Women of faith are challenging gender inequality
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Who are you now? On identity in flux
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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Leaving your faith behind
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Searching for the saints
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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Celebrating the Lunar New Year
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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How important is trust in a society?
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Exploring consciousness
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Why write your own story? The purpose and power of memoir
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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How COVID-19 impacts homelessness in Australia
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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Friendship, the forgotten love
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Jan 02, 2021 |
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Fun and games in sacred spaces
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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How medieval mystics shape faith today
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Christmas and Hanukkah on film
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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The triumphs and challenges – celebrating the UN’s International Day of People with Disability
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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A year in review – The hottest topics of 2020
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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The Big 20: How religion has shaped, and been shaped by the past 20 years
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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Does democracy have a future?
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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NAIDOC 2020 – “Always Was, Always Will Be”
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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How people of faith are taking climate action
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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Can playing games be a religious experience?
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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How is religion shaping Brazil?
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Oct 17, 2020 |
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Why sacred texts matter (even if you don't believe)
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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Sarah Coakley and Claire Smith on evolution, Anglicanism and women in leadership
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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Religious nationalism in the East and the West
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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Vaccines and consent during COVID-19
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Lessons in leadership
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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How technology is changing the way we grieve
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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Confronting age prejudice
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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Exploring consciousness
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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After World War II – grief, loss and change
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Why sacred languages are important today
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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Living with a disability in 2020
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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Addiction – how spiritual practices help with seeking sobriety
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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How your diet reveals what you believe
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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What's the point of interfaith dialogue?
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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How can religious leaders take care of their mental health?
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Jul 04, 2020 |
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Has the UN lived up to its promise 75 years on?
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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Why write your own story? The purpose and power of memoir
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Jun 20, 2020 |
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Faithful fashion — how can we make ethical choices about our clothing?
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Jun 13, 2020 |
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How COVID-19 is impacting homelessness in Australia
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Indigenous spirituality in a multicultural Australia
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May 30, 2020 |
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Exploring Indonesia - faith, culture and politics
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May 23, 2020 |
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Friendship, the forgotten love
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May 16, 2020 |
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Does the media ‘get’ religion?
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May 09, 2020 |
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Living through lament
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May 02, 2020 |
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Law and liberty in the time of coronavirus
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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In the company of one
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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The gift of a second chance
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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Leaving your faith behind
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Apr 04, 2020 |
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The COVID-19 conundrum
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Fun and games in sacred spaces
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Answering the call in a confusing world
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Mar 14, 2020 |
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How women of faith are changing the culture
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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The spiritual crisis of parenting
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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Why religions say humans have intrinsic value
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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Spiritual care in the midst of disaster
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Feb 15, 2020 |
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What Buddhism offers the West
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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How medieval mystics shape faith today
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Feb 01, 2020 |
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How do we know what we know?
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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Is there life after grief?
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Jan 18, 2020 |
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Finding moral leadership in a populist age
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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Small but mighty — Quakers and Buddhists
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Jan 05, 2020 |
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Heaven on Earth: Religion in the Pacific
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Dec 28, 2019 |
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A lover's guide to God
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Facing Doomsday
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Dec 14, 2019 |
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How religion dominated headlines in 2019
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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'Tis the season to be singing
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Building sacred spaces
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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Is doubt the death of faith?
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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Wild spirituality for a warming world
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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The future of faith is female
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Why sacred texts matter (even if you don't believe)
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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How your diet reveals what you believe
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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Islam and the West — who controls the story?
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Oct 12, 2019 |
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How faith helps (and harms) mental health
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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Confucianism's Chinese comeback
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Sep 28, 2019 |
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Don't call it a cult
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Sep 21, 2019 |
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Ageing well with dementia
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Sep 14, 2019 |
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Does self-help actually help?
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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Navigating the politics of identity
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Aug 31, 2019 |
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Finding moral leadership in a populist age
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Aug 24, 2019 |