For many people of faith, the very identity of Christianity is at stake in the battle over religious freedom. But not all Christians see it that way.
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A recent Vatican commission report on women’s ordination as deacons was inconclusive. But allowing women priests would help the Catholic Church achieve much-needed reform.
In the Bible, heaven is where God resides, rather than a place of eternal life. But over time it has become conflated with ideas of paradise and eternal salvation.
“Hell” in the Bible is a highly symbolic idea designed to persuade people to stay faithful to their God, not to set out a precise agenda for the afterlife.
¿Qué ocurriría si la sociedad occidental y los cristianos se enfrentaran a la realidad de que el cuerpo clavado de la cruz era negro?
The Catholic Church has previously expelled perpetrators of child sexual abuse from the priesthood following internal investigations – known as canonical trials.
The biblical story of Jesus’s birth is an inherently political story – something that makes many Christians uncomfortable.
The prime minister’s pentecostal faith champions a simplistic reading of the Bible - but that can lead its followers to a narrow view of the world.
The Uniting Church has been grappling with questions of faith and sexuality for decades - and its openness has led to relatively smooth changes to doctrine and practice.
In response to the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia, conservative clergy have hardened their stance against it, causing even more pain for same-sex Christian couples.
Some Australian Christians claim to be persecuted – this is not only wrong, it is an insult to thousands around the world who are at risk because of their religion.
As the Ruddock review of religious freedom is about to report, we need a more sophisticated understanding of what religion is and the ways its expression can be curtailed - or can curtail others.
A new book explores the complex and nuanced place the Bible has held in Australian culture since hundreds of copies arrived with the First Fleet in 1787.
What would our church and society look like if we were confronted with the reality that the body hung on the cross was brown?
For centuries, Mary Magdalene was wrongly depicted as a repentant whore, diminishing her vital role as witness to the resurrection. A new film portraying her life does much to restore her character.
Even though more than half of Australia’s Christians are in favour of marriage equality, churches have been slow to allow it – here’s why.
The inn, the shepherds, angels and animals: pretty much everything we think we know about the Christmas story is historically wrong.
It is time for fundamentalist Christians to examine their own theology and face up to how it has contributed to the abuse of women, intentionally or otherwise.
Trust Me, I’m An Expert: Episode 1
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In this episode of Trust Me I'm An Expert, we're wading into the same-sex marriage debate with experts on the Bible and the law, and fact-checking claims that kids do best with a mother and a father.
Even if secular law changes to allow same-sex couples to marry, churches are protected by religious freedom to choose who they will - or will not - marry.
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Director of the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy, University of Divinity
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Stewart Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity College, University of Divinity, University of Divinity
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Coordinator of Studies: Systematic Theology, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Professor, Lecturer, Department of Moral Theology and Canon Law, University of Divinity
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Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Whitley College, University of Divinity
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John Mark Capper is a Friend of The Conversation.
Consultant and Associate Professor of Theology, Australian College of Ministries, Sydney College of Divinity, University of Divinity
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Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Divinity
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Joan F W Munro Professor of Historical Theology, University of Divinity
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Honorary Research Fellow, Trinity College Theological School, University of Divinity
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Divinity
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Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Researcher and adjunct lecturer, University of Divinity
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Assistant researcher, University of Divinity
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John and Jeanne Stockdale Lecturer in Practical Theology and Ethics, University of Divinity
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Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
