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Growing up as the son of a diamond smuggler. The leaps of faith required for scientific discovery. An actress who hated Christians, then became one. Join us as we discover the surprising ways Christian faith interrogates and illuminates the world we live in.
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Stroke of Luck
That’s what disability advocate Emily Korir OAM calls one of the worst things that ever happened to her.
In June 2012, Emily Korir suffered a ma...
Which Dystopia Won
How Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, Huxley’s Brave New World, and Lewis’ That Hideous Strength predicted our current world disorder.
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Purpose Beyond Prison
For 80 years Prison Network has helped women find hope, dignity and purpose in and beyond prison.
In 1946, a young woman by the name of Myrtle B...
Why journalist Peter Hartcher won’t surrender to despair
Peter Hartcher joins Life & Faith to discuss his life in journalism and the precarious state of the world.
Peter Hartcher is a leading Australia...
The Art of Friendship
Sheridan Voysey, from Friendship Lab, explains why, in an age of increasing loneliness, the art of cultivating friendship is needed as much as ever be...
Four Letters of Love: Niall Williams
Niall Williams discusses the conversion of his treasured novel into a major film starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne.
Life shocks and how to survive them
Julia Verdouw used silence, faith and writing poetry to survive the sudden death of her husband.
Julia is an accomplished academic and policy ex...
Sean Kelly on the Australian soul
A columnist’s job is to process deeper currents in news, politics, and culture – all in 800 words.
Who are we as a nation and a people, and what...
Losing My Irreligion
Stories and stats from the UK suggest that something has shifted, spiritually, over the past few years.
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Since 2018, two million more p...
Time management for mortals with Oliver Burkeman
Got a burning creative project? Face your finitude, says this productivity expert, by learning to number your days.
Everyone is pressed for tim...
Stan Grant’s Spiritual Re-Awakening
Journalist, author and theologian, Stan Grant on responding to injustice with grace and love.
In a decades-long career as a journalist and forei...
Talkin' 'bout your generation
There are currently 7 living generations. That makes for plenty of crossed-wires, misunderstandings and confusion about each other, and the future.
Dust, Desert, Death: Easter in three parts
An Anglican priest on Ash Wednesday, a Benedictine nun on Lent, and a Lutheran minister on Bonhoeffer’s last words.
In this episode of Life & Fa...
The White Rose’s lessons on how to live (and die)
In the 1940s a group of German students saw it as their duty to oppose the tyranny of Nazism.
The members of The White Rose, young students and...
Faith and Politics in a age of outrage
In an age of outrage, how can we rise above cynicism and work towards a healthier and more vibrant form of political debate and engagement?
With...
Living in Wonder with Rod Dreher
Increasing interest in psychedelics, the occult, and the supernatural all point to one thing: enchantment is back.
“The thing is you can't have...
Peace on Earth
What does the Christmas promise of “peace on earth” mean in the face of human suffering, natural disasters, and other heartbreaks that are part of all...
The role Christian housewives played in gaining women the vote.
In 1894, South Australia was the fourth place in the world to grant universal female suffrage. Christian housewives were key to the cause.
Histo...
Breaking up the world’s most influential book
Journalist Michael Visontay uncovers intriguing stories from the fragments of a 1450s Gutenberg Bible, including an amazing link to his own family.
Fighting the dark world of child exploitation
International Justice Mission wants tech companies to step up efforts to protect vulnerable children.
Warning: distressing content.
The P...
Doughnut Economics
Erinch Sahan believes that the key to building safer, healthier and stronger communities can be found in a doughnut.
Doughnut Economics is a vis...
Tim Winton’s refusal to submit to despair
Tim Winton talks to Life & Faith about his new novel Juice.
Tim Winton is one of Australia’s most loved writers. He is also well-known as an env...
Getting political with Michael Jensen
Living out one’s commitments and beliefs is the most political thing we can do, says theologian and public commentator Michael Jensen.
Politics,...
The Republican party is no longer conservative
The US will soon choose its 47th president. Peter Wehner, former Republican insider, explains the national mood.
In the week before the 2024 US...
Why history still matters
Sarah Irving-Stonebraker makes a case for history as a key part of understanding who we are and where our lives find meaning.
Sarah Irving-Stone...
Nick McKenzie: The cost and reward of doing the right thing
Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie explains what drives him to risk huge amounts to expose injustice and corruption.
Nick Mackenzie is a 14...
It's Chai Time!
Author Shankari Chandran believes storytelling may be our most powerful weapon in the search for hope, truth, empathy and justice.
Shankari is...
Paths to human flourishing
Research uncovers the secrets to thriving as individuals and communities.
What are the ingredients of a life that will help us to thrive as peo...
Ethical investing in a profit-hungry world
In a money-hungry world that's focused on profits, ethical impact investing seeks to re-introduce compassion and benevolence to our system of buying,...
The 500th Episode
Life & Faith producer, Allan Dowthwaite, takes over the studio to mark 500 episodes of amazing conversations.
Allan Dowthwaite, CPX’s media dire...
The (Olympic) Spirit is in the House - Rebroadcast
On the 24th anniversary of the Sydney Olympic Games, we look back at what made those games so special. Simon Smart and Mark Stephens ask what these ki...
Mercy Ships and the kindest cuts
Reconstructive surgeon Tertius Venter tells Life & Faith how his life changed forever when he saw how much he could impact the lives of desperate peop...
What is education?
Trevor Cooling explains how educating the whole person lays foundations for the ‘life worth living’.
Professor Trevor Cooling has spent a life t...
The End of Men?
What vision of a full and flourishing life can we offer the young men in our lives?
Justine Toh interviews Simon Smart about his new book The E...
The Devil’s Best Trick with Randall Sullivan
The ex-Rolling Stones journalist throws open the door the devil hides behind. Warning: not for kids.
The devil’s best trick, according to French...
Children's Stories for Grownups
With despair on the rise and hope in short supply, children’s literature offers people of all ages a treasure trove of wisdom.
Dr Amanda B Verno...
The US election and the politicisation of faith
Darrell Bock fears the church in the U.S. is in danger of losing its distinctiveness. How might it recover?
The United States is a divided coun...
Cultivating better politics: Michael Wear’s urgent call.
The spirit of our politics feels negative and harmful. Michael Wear believes the improved spiritual health and civic character of individuals can chan...
Fully Alive with Elizabeth Oldfield
The headlines are grim, and the world feels apocalyptic. It’s time to become the people the world needs right now.
“I don't know how to fix clim...
Rebroadcast: The ethics of what we eat
A philosopher and a butcher dig into what we should and shouldn’t eat, and why.
“As society has shifted away from being in close proximity to fa...