Past Programs
Theology - 2007
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Mormonism's Lost Tribes Read Transcript
30/12/2007
The Book of Mormon spells out the origins of Mormonism, based on the belief that the Lost Tribes of Israel sailed to the American continent and became identified by European explorers as the American Indians. Using the latest DNA findings Simon Southerton questions this belief.
D.T.Suzuki: Zen Pilgrim to the West Read Transcript
19/08/2007
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.
Corpus Christi Procession Read Transcript
10/06/2007
About 12,000 people are expected to take part in the June 10, 2007 'Walk with Christ', a procession from St Patrick's Church Hill through the streets of Sydney to St. Mary's Cathedral commemorating the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Australia's Religious Beginnings Read Transcript
06/05/2007
The earliest records of the religious life in New South Wales have been collected and put online at the NSW State Library.
The Jesus Tomb Pt 3 Read Transcript
29/04/2007
Biblical scholar, Dr Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill casts doubt on the findings and conclusions put forth by Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino in their book, The Jesus Family Tomb.
The Jesus Tomb Pt 2 Read Transcript
22/04/2007
Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino believe they've found the family tomb of Jesus. The tomb, originally found in 1985, was deemed undistinctive but a recent reconsideration challenges the old view. Jacobovici has re-opened the debate, and next week we hear from a critic.
The Jesus Tomb Pt 1 Read Transcript
15/04/2007
Would the discovery of Jesus' family tomb change Christianity? Simcha Jacobovici thinks he's found the burial cave of Jesus, but why have archaeologists kept silent about what they've known for decades?
Mormonism's Lost Tribes Read Transcript
25/03/2007
The Book of Mormon spells out the origins of Mormonism, based on the belief that the Lost Tribes of Israel sailed to the American continent and became identified by European explorers as the American Indians. Using the latest DNA findings Simon Southerton questions this belief.
The Catholic Origin of Everything, Pt 2 Read Transcript
18/02/2007
Weightlifters pressing dumb-bells over their head are re-enacting an ancient Catholic rite. Right or wrong?
The Catholic Origin of Everything, Pt 1 Read Transcript
11/02/2007
A host of implements, names, foods and expressions have a Catholic origin, such as the knife, dumb bells, snack food and even sign language for the deaf.
