The Religion and Ethics Report - Full program podcast

Jan 28 2025 50 ep. 30 mins 1.6k
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The Religion and Ethics Report, where religion and ethics meet news and current affairs in Australia and around the world.

  Religion & Spirituality  Society & Culture
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The mixed legacy of Cold War liberalism

Jan 28 2025 28 mins  
The Cold War liberals of the 1940s and 50s thought they were upholding the best ideals of Christianity. But Yale historian Samuel Moyn explains how their good ideas went grievously awry.

Frictions between the Pope and Trump, plus Indonesia's influencers

Jan 21 2025 34 mins  
Trump's tough policies on immigration have raised the ire of Pope Francis, 92 per cent of homes in Gaza have been destroyed, and how social media influencers are shaking up politics in Indonesia.

The gay Americans that cultivated support among Republicans

Jan 14 2025 32 mins  
The largely untold history of gay Americans and the Republican party.

The moral roots of the British Labour Party

Jan 07 2025 28 mins  
A long-time British Labour MP rediscovers his party's religious and moral history.

The stand-off between a cult and the FBI that gripped America

Dec 31 2024 28 mins  
The 51-day stand-off between the FBI and the Branch Davidians cult that came to a fiery end.

The rise of cool Christianity

Dec 24 2024 24 mins  
What's the line between faith and entertainment culture?

Indigenous religion in Myanmar, tech as a religion and how cultural diversity is changing Australia's food rituals

Dec 22 2024 24 mins  
How an animist religion became a rival to monotheistic Christianity in Myanmar. Is silicon valley cultish? Can we resist its influence? And what makes our festive season distinctive?

Why American Judaism is at a crossroads

Dec 17 2024 28 mins  
Is the so-called golden age of American Judaism over?

Syria's religious minorities, Jews and Palestinians standing together and Australia's multicultural Christianity

Dec 10 2024 31 mins  
What can Syria's religious minorities expect post the Assad regime? Standing Together, a collaborative project between Palestinians and Jews offers a vision of peace and equality for people in the region. And how non-Europeans have become the backbone of the Church in Australia.

Have Democrats lost touch with their traditional supporters?

Dec 03 2024 37 mins  
Newly uncovered letters reveal just how deep the crisis over "The Satanic Verses" became. And in the US, have Democrats abandoned their working-class base?