I found out that our Modern Age touts a philosophy that disavows philosophy. It robs us of our philosophical birthright. It both spawns and dismisses our doubts about knowing and the real. It touts an approach to knowing and the real which actu

Dr Michael Mawson - Speaking of God in the Midst of COVID-19: Insights from Julian of Norwich

May 23rd, 2021 1h 2m

What does it means to be Christian in response to COVID-19 and its devastating impact? How do we speak of God in the midst of the the widespread anxieties and fears caused by the pandemic? How do witness to God’s truth and justice in light of t

Refuge Reimagined

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 14m

The global crisis of forced displacement is growing every year. At the same time, Western Christians' sympathy toward refugees is increasingly overshadowed by concerns about personal and national security, economics, and culture. We urgently ne

Rosie Clare Shorter - Marginalisation and Grace

May 18th, 2020 58m 23s

Marginalisation and Grace: Centres and peripheries in a world turned inside out.There are many ways to think about and define the centres and peripheries of Christianity, who or what controls, shapes and influences the markers of belonging and

Rev Dr Jason John - Up in Smoke: Beauty, Generosity and Justice amidst the Bushfire Emergency

Mar 18th, 2020 1h 18m

Now that the bushfire emergency of the last few months has eased, the temptation—especially for those of us in major cities that may have been choked with smoke, but largely avoided the flames—is to think of life as having more or less returned

Doing good: How do you work out what is ‘good’ when politics are at play?

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 3m

Followers of Jesus are commanded to turn from evil to do good and to never cease in doing good. But when it comes to political issues, we find our nation and our churches, split over what exactly can be defined as ‘good’. For example, asking th

Bethlehem with love: Advent with Palestinian Christian Theology

Dec 13th, 2019 1h 11m

Rev Katherine Rainger shares with us "From Bethlehem with love: Advent reflections in conversation with Palestinian Christian Theology"“Come and see” and then “go and tell” is the message that Palestinian Christians give to the church. This PE

The Ins and Outs of the Body of Christ: listening to the voices the church needs to hear

Nov 3rd, 2019 1h 21m

For the PEACEtalk to discuss "The Ins and Outs of the Body of Christ: listening to the voices the church needs to hear" we heard from an exciting panel of speakers about what it's like to be LGBTIQA+, have a disability, be multicultural, and Ab

Rev Dr Seforosa Carroll – Climate Change, Theology and Resilience in the Pacific

Sep 21st, 2019 1h 18m

Hear Rev Dr Seforosa Carroll explore Climate Change, Theology and Resilience in the Pacific – the importance of faith/theology in the Pacific and how it can be both a hindering and transforming agent of change. Also exploring the importance of

Can art change the world? Helen Wright, Claire Wall, Mary van den Berk

Sep 1st, 2019 1h 21m

A panel of artists who have been part of Creative Conversations held at Annandale Creative Arts Centre as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival joined us for our August PEACEtalks and explored "Can art change the world?"SpeakersHelen Wright is a

Professor David Clough - Q&A The Christian Ethics of Eating Animals

Jul 2nd, 2019 23m 50s

In this lecture, David Clough makes the case that Christians have strong faith-based reasons for urgent changes in their practice towards animals, particularly with respect to the ways they are now raised for food. He begins by arguing that des

Professor David Clough - Eating More Peaceably: The Christian Ethics of Eating Animals

Jul 2nd, 2019 1h 2m

Erin Martine Sessions - Q&A on The Song of Songs and Australia’s Problem with Intimate Partner Violence

Jun 7th, 2019 32m 11s

Hear from Erin Martine Sessions on The Song of Songs and Australia’s Problem with Intimate Partner Violence. Erin Martine Sessions is an Old Testament Academic, currently undertaking a Phd in The Song of Songs, the Domestic & Family Violence J

Erin Martine Sessions - The Song of Songs and Australia’s Problem with Intimate Partner Violence

Jun 7th, 2019 40m 10s

Brooke Prentis - Voice. Treaty. Truth – Q&A

May 29th, 2019 1h 1m

Engaging with the 2019 NAIDOC Week theme - "Voice. Treaty. Truth - Let's work together for a shared future", hear from our PEACEtalks Director, Brooke Prentis, Wakka Wakka woman, Aboriginal Christian Leader, Aboriginal Spokesperson for Common G

Brooke Prentis - Voice. Treaty. Truth – Let’s work together for a shared future

May 29th, 2019 36m 14s

Brooke Prentis – Welcome to With All Due Respect an Election special

Apr 12th, 2019 5m 58s

1. Brooke Prentis – Welcome, including Acknowledgement of Country, to a live podcast of With All Due Respect an Election special.2. The actual podcast Ep 14: LIVE in Sydney for a special #election2019 episode is published by Eternity.

Dr Byron Smith - Heads in the Sand Q&A: Australian Climate Politics and the Church

Apr 7th, 2019 22m 31s

Australia contributes far more than our fair share to worsening the climate crisis, and yet our political leaders seem to be going backwards. What are the needs, opportunities and challenges of Australian Climate Politics? And where might the c

Dr Byron Smith - Heads in the Sand: Australian Climate Politics and the Church

Apr 7th, 2019 1h

Heads in the Sand - Welcome

Apr 7th, 2019 8m 52s

Welcome, and Acknowledgement of Country, by Brooke Prentis for Heads in the Sand: Australian Climate Politics and the Church.

Making the World Strange: the Church’s intellectual vocation

Mar 1st, 2019 1h 21m

Since her conception the Church has seen herself as having a vocation to challenge the ideas that make the moral, political, and metaphysical claims of the Gospel unthinkable to the world around her. Yet when the Church becomes too at-home in t

Lisa Sharon Harper with Brooke Prentis - Repentance, Racism and Reconciliation

Sep 6th, 2018 1h 29m

Lisa Sharon Harper in conversation by Aboriginal Christian leader Brooke Prentis on the topic of 'repentance, racism and reconciliation.' Based in the US, Lisa is a prolific speaker, writer and activist. Her critically-acclaimed book, The Very

Gender, Power, and Violence

May 27th, 2018 1h 19m

Panel discussion on gender, power and violence with Emma Pitman (writer), Kylie Maddox Pidgeon (psychologist), and Erica Hamence (minister); facilitated by academic, musician and pastor, Tanya Riches

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