The popular conception of a "spiritual heaven" dangerously obscures Christianity's future vision, without a clear sense of which no one can resist relentless conformist pressures and strive for something different and better.… More
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Pope Francis has finally released his encyclical letter on the "care for our common home" - entitled Laudato Si'. Not since John Paul II's seismic 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae has a papal document been so eagerly anticipated, and so widely discussed. We have invited a number of influential theologians, ethicists and philosophers - including Chad Pecknold, Clive Hamilton, Celia Deane-Drummond, Norman Wirzba and Charles Camosy - to offer their reflections on this encyclical, and assess its moral and political significance. More
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Philosophers Zone 12 Jul 2015
Hannah Arendt famously called it banal, and many have cautioned against using the label. Evil skeptics tell us to be wary because thi… More
The Spirit of Things 12 Jul 2015
As discussions on the recognition of indigenous Australians in the constitution continue, churches are moving ahead in recognising th… More
RN Religion Ethics Report 8 Jul 2015
When the United States Supreme Court decided last week to effectively legalise same-sex marriage, did it also bury the popular notion… More
RN Religion Ethics Report 1 Jul 2015
If you work in a large organisation, public or private, youll probably sigh knowingly at this story, especially as we begin the new f… More
Background Briefing 12 Jul 2015
While Italy and Greece struggle with waves of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, further north many are trying to make it to the UK… More
Rhythm Divine 12 Jul 2015
An ancestor of the lute, the oud is seen as the quintessential Arabic stringed instrument. Egyptian-born Australian virtuoso Joseph T… More
7.30 8 Jul 2015
Islamic State have issued a video calling Hamas 'the enemy' while the rulers of the Gaza strip have been waging their own battle against ISIS supporters in the territory. More
7.30 8 Jul 2015
Islamic State have issued a video calling Hamas 'the enemy' while the rulers of the Gaza strip have been waging their own battle against ISIS supporters in the territory. More
Foreign Correspondent 7 Jul 2015
With just minutes to spare, mother-of-two Mary Jane Veloso escaped the firing squad that executed Australia's Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. How was she saved - and will she make it home to her children? Zoe Daniel reports… More
Lateline 7 Jul 2015
US President Barack Obama has warned the fight against Islamic State won't be quick, as he announced an expansion of the air war into Syria. Lateline's Emma Alberici is speaking to Dr Max Abrahms from Northeastern University … More
Lateline 6 Jul 2015
After a meeting between Indigenous and political leaders on constitutional recognition, Noel Pearson tells Lateline's Emma Alberici he wants to see a constitutional body set up to represent Aboriginal Australians in Federal P… More
