

Life & Faith
Centre for Public Christianity
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.
Episodes
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Oct 16, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: The Good Life Part III
In our society, what is the 'good life'? How much is it a construction of advertisers and what is it to really live the 'good life'?

Oct 16, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: The Good Life Part II
In our society, what is the 'good life'? How much is it a construction of advertisers and what is it to really live the 'good life'?

Oct 16, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: The Good Life
In our society, what is the 'good life'? How much is it a construction of advertisers and what is it to really live the 'good life'?

Oct 7, 2012 • 15min
Relationships in the iWorld
It isn't official till its Facebook official. What does this phrase tell us about relationships today? Do we still believe in the concept of 'forever' or have we replaced it with 'just now'? Simon Smart and Justine Toh discuss relationships and commitment in the modern Western world.

Sep 23, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: The iWorld
What is the iWorld? Dale Kuehne, the author of Sex and the iWorld, and Justine Toh explore the rise of individualism in Western Culture and the impact it is having on society.

Aug 28, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: Michael Schluter
While in the West we might be materially rich there is a growing sense that increasingly we are impoverished when it comes to community and relationships. CPX spoke to the Chief Executive of Relationships Global, Dr Michael Schluter, who believes that the answer is to consider building relational capital.

Aug 21, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: Tony Golsby-Smith
Tony Golsby-Smith is the co-founder and Chairman of Second Road, a strategy and innovation firm. He is a deep theological thinker and CPX spoke to him about a variety of topics including the significance of what it means to be made in the image of God.

Aug 14, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: Elka Whalan
Simon Smart interviews Olympic swimmer Elka Whalan about what it means to represent your country in elite sports, the training and commitment involved, and what role her faith plays in her life.

Aug 5, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: Counterfeit Gods
Justine Toh and Simon Smart discuss Timothy Keller's Counterfeit Gods, looking at our obsession with power, love and money today.

Jul 22, 2012 • 15min
Life and Faith: Christianity's Legacy Part III
What has Christianity ever done for the world? We consider the way Christianity has shaped our understanding of the human person and their intrinsic worth and value.


