Past Programs
Theology - 2006
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Chinese Brother of Christ Read Transcript
31/12/2006
Hong Xiuquan believed he was the younger brother of Christ and by 1850 had 20,000 Chinese followers gearing up for a rebellion.
The Nativity Story of Christmas Read Transcript
17/12/2006
It is the most widely depicted of the stories of Jesus, and around Christmas time, nativity plays are staged throughout the world. But how much of the story is history and how much is legend?
D.T.Suzuki: Zen Pilgrim to the West Read Transcript
10/12/2006
No one did more to promote Zen philosophy in the West than D.T. Suzuki. Among those influenced by him were Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, John Cage and a host of writers and poets from the Beat Generation.
Paul Tillich, Existential Theologian Read Transcript
24/09/2006
No one did more to bring existentialist philosophy and Christian belief into a harmonious relationship than Paul Tillich. Renowned New Zealand theologian Lloyd Geering discusses Tillich's legacy.
The Heresy of Modernism Read Transcript
06/08/2006
Resistance to the 'winds of change' of Vatican II has long been seen as characteristic of Australian seminaries, but former Catholic priest Val Noone argues that there were priests and lay people who agitated for change.
Astrology Art Read Transcript
11/06/2006
Venus and Jupiter are popular figures in Medieval and Renaissance art, but what do these figures represent? References to classical mythology, or the heavenly bodies that make up the astrologer's horoscope?
Chinese Brother of Christ Read Transcript
14/05/2006
Hong Xiuquan believed he was the younger brother of Christ and by 1850 had 20,000 Chinese followers gearing up for a rebellion.
