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• Religious Literacy, Secularism and the Study of Religion with Dr. Paul Morris

  In this episode, Rayne and guest-host Dr Michaela Richards chat with Emeritus Professor in the Study of Religion, Dr Paul Morris. Paul Morris talks with us about religious diversity and religious literacy, and the state of Religious Studies both globally and in Aotearoa New Zealand. Paul offers an incisive challenge to the ways in which we think about religion, secular privilege, and the role of religious inter-religious dialogue. 

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• Hope is a Sewer Rat with Rev. Scottie Reeve

  In this episode, Rayne and Rayne chat with Rev. Scottie Reeve. Scottie is an Anglican priest located in Brooklyn, Wellington. He is the author of the book 21 Elephants and host of a podcast by the same name. This episode explores themes of faith, intentional Christian community, the risky business of following Jesus, and hope as an interruption to our lives and our current ways of being. While this episode was recorded over a year ago now, and therefore is a little outdated, the themes of hope remain relevant in seeking personal and social transformation.

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• Sources, Concept, and Practice of the Common Good with Nick Townsend

  In this episode, Rayne and Mika chat with Nick Townsend. Nick is an academic and theologian from England who specialises in Christian politics and ethics. The conversation covers the history of individualism in the West, Catholic Social Teaching and Christian ethics, and conceptualisations of the common good. Nick outlines the role of businesses, workers, governments, and citizens in forming and contributing to the common good, in order to build a society where everyone can flourish.ReferencesLaborem Exercens (1981) | John Paul IICCLA – common-good focused investment bankTogether For The Common Good (UK charity)Charles Taylor, Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity (1989)Lynn Stout, The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public (2004)Nicholas Townsend, 'Blue Labour + Red Tory = Christian Democracy?' (2015)

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• Christian Witness in the Midst of Capitalism with Dr Jonathan Cornford

  In this episode, Mika and Rayne chat with Dr Jonathan Cornford. Jonathan is an economist, theologian, and ecologist from Bendigo, Australia. We chat with Jonathan about Christianity and the rise of capitalism, the failures of socialism, Christian economic ethics, and how to expand capitalist-free-zones. Jonathan considers what Christian witness in the midst of capitalism might look like, and how the Gospel is truly good news for everyone.  You can find more of Jonathan’s word at Manna Gum, including more resources on the intersections between economics, ecology, and theology.

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• The Global Evangelical Network that Ended the Slave Trade with Dr. Roshan Allpress

  In this episode, Mika and Matthew interview Dr Roshan Allpress, the principal of Laidlaw Theological College in Auckland. Roshan's book British Philanthropy in the Globalizing World was recently published by Oxford University Press. His research centres on the British evangelical networks of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who were instrumental in ending the slave trade in the British empire and beyond, as well as pressing for numerous other social reforms inspired by their evangelical Christian faith. The conversation explores the complexity and compromise involved in achieving lasting social change within the ambiguous economic and power structures that shape our worlds.

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