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Professor Eleonore Stump and the problem of suffering
Eleonore Stump is The Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. In this interview we talk with her about the problem of suffering for those who believe in an all-powerful, good God.The Re-Trial of Galileo
The Galileo Affair has become, to use the words of ABCTV’s Compass host Geraldine Doogue, “a defining moment in the stormy relationship between religion and science.” Was he convicted justly? Or is this well-worn story a gross distortion?Having Eyes to See
A disturbing story out of New York involving a man who came to the aid of a woman who was being attacked, has commentators asking questions about the state of society. Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax lay bleeding to death after being stabbed on a Queens sidewalk. Around twenty people walked by the stricken Guatemalan immigrant, and no-one raised the alarm or came to his assistance. Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan might have some relevance in this instance. What is it that causes some people to act with compassion in circumstances such as this, and others to merely pass by?Can we trust the Easter story?
At Easter time we recall an historical event that, if it occurred as the gospels claim it did, was a cosmos-altering moment that demands our attention and wonder. The crucifixion and resurrection of the man from Galilee either changes world history forever, or merely represents an eccentric phenomenon of interest to historians and sociologists, but few others. Which is it?We have gathered together material that focuses on the Easter events and asks, ‘What are we to make of a 2000-year-old story that many believe holds the key to all hope, meaning and understanding?’
David Marr on Belief in Australia
Fairfax journalist and author, David Marr, talks about two recent surveys, one conducted by the Sydney Morning Herald and one by CPX, on religious belief in Australia.Euthanasia
Palliative care doctor and ethicist, Megan Best, writes about some easily misunderstood aspects of the euthanasia debate, and argues that issues surrounding death require more than a medical answer.The Scream of the 21st Century
Peter Corney asks whether the sense of alienation expressed by writers, artists and filmmakers of the 20th Century has carried over in the 21st? Corney's view is that is has, but the angst is being expressed in different ways.Plantinga: God, Faith and Reasons to Believe
Simon Smart talks with leading American Philosopher Alvin Plantinga about God, Richard Dawkins and personal faith.Bruce Benson: Philosophy, Europe and Re-emerging Christianity
Bruce Ellis Benson is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Wheaton College in Illinois. Greg Clarke spoke with him in his Wheaton office about the escalating interest among continental philosophers in the Christian faith.A Glorious, Fragile Vision
The story of Dick Hoyts astonishing love for his disabled son reflects an understanding of what it is to be human that is worth clinging on to.Losing our religion?
What has happened to belief in Australia? Is the land down-under becoming a godless nation? Geoff Page reviews Tom Frame's latest book.
Miroslav Volf: Forgiveness, Community, Identity and God
Miroslav Volf is the Henry B. Wright professor of theology at Yale Divinity School. He is also the Director of the Center for Faith and Culture at Yale. A victim of intense and sustained interrogation by the government of communist Yugoslavia, Volf's work focuses on forgiveness and reconciliation and remembering wrongs sustained in the past.
Evolution in the Antipodes
Historian Tom Frame on Charles Darwin's visit to the south. What has been in his legacy in Australia? Prominent atheist returns to the faith of his youth
British writer A.N. Wilson embraces the faith he derided for so long Is it sane to believe in the resurrection?
Greg Clarke on why the resurrection is reasonable, defensible and very attractiveZeitgeist: Time to discard the Christian story?
Dr Chris Forbes on the movie Zeitgiest's refutation of Christianity A Ruse on Easter from Darwin's Lapdog
Greg Clarke on atheist professor Michael Ruse's take on ChristianityLife lessons learned from Death
Andrew Dunstall on Simon Critchley's The Book of Dead Philosophers
Is there a scientific 'worldview'?
Leading atheist philosopher Michael Ruse'Why I'm not a Christian.'
Michael RuseAmazing Grace sung in African
Bronwen Hanna finds inspiration from the documentary A Walk to Beautiful
The Cost of Unbelief
Could ditching religion be bad for your health?Consolations of Theology
Can theology help us dealing with life's struggles & big questions?The pain and beauty of uncertainty
Simon Smart examines Meryl Streep's latest film DoubtA natural belief?
Oxford Developmental Psychologist Olivera Petrovich explains her research that suggests belief in a creator is the default position of childrenGlobal poverty - an end in sight?
Dr Joel Edwards - director of Micah Challenge International on attempts to overcome world povertyProfessor Keith Ward interview
Professor Keith Ward discusses philosophy, theology and the place of belief in the scientific worldPeople Power Revolution in the Philippines
Dr Melba Maggay reflects on her involvement in the overthrow of Ferdinand Marcos in 1986Mature Religion: necessity or oxymoron?
An edited extract of Greg Clarke's C.S. Lewis lecture from DublinFilm: Sophie Scholl The final Days
Inspiration from an unlikely sourceBook Review: Roy Williams 'God Actually'
Simon Smart assesses a recent argument for God and Christian belief. Book review: Bob Carr My Reading Life
Greg Clarke reviews the former NSW premier's latest book.The Elusive Search
Professor Don Hagner's reflections on happiness.Film: Into the Wild
Simon Smart reflects on a much loved film of recent years.Book review: Peter Conrad 'Creation - Artists, Gods and Origins
Greg Clarke on Conrad's creation without a creator.Atheism and the good life
Greg Clarke and John August debate the legacy of the Christian worldview on Western cultureThe Disposable ones
Simon Smart interviews Jason Stephens about the plight of Columbia's children.
Man-made religion?
Simon Smart Reviews Rodney Stark's book, Discovering God.The search for happiness
3-part interview with Brian Rosner.The search for happiness
Brian Rosner's first report on the Sydney happiness conference.Greed as a religion
Brian Rosner's second report on the Sydney happiness conference.
The atheism and conversion of C.S. Lewis
Greg Clarke and the revealing letters of C.S. Lewis.God and the problem of suffering
John Dickson's 4-part series.The Danger of Utopia
Reflection on Philosopher John Gray's latest book.Can Richard Dawkins disprove God's existence?
Greg Clarke asks who has the burden of proof in the question of God's existence?Why is Dawkins so angry?
Exploring the psychology of the atheists. Atheist Intolerance?
Is there anything in the Atheist worldview that guards against intolerance?New Atheists challenge the crucifixion
Was Jesus crucified?Onfray's Galilee Blunder
France's atheist stumbles over the reasons for the origins of faith.Professor Judge: Atheism, Skepticism and Belief
How widespread was atheism in the ancient world?Jesus' questionable existence?
Can a serious historical case that Jesus never existed be made?Outgrowing Religion
Do mature societies discard religion?Infantile Religion
Can thoughtful people hold on to faith?Just war and just peace: trying to be just
Is there such a thing as a just war?Stem Cell Research - What's the big deal?
Dr Megan Best examines a controversial topic.The Holes in Relativism
Can Relativism hold water?Moral and Cultural Relativism
Does Relativism deliver on its promise?Origins of Relativism
The ancient roots of the 'it's true for me' philosophy.Scope of Relativism
How relativism has affected today's world.Limits of Relativism
Where the philosophy of reltivism faces its biggest challenges.Why is there so little evidence for Jesus?
Would you expect to know more about this figure?The music of Nick Cave and the probem of suffering