Marriage: The Concept of Husband & Wife, Father & Mother
Sophie York provides an overview of marriage in the context of history, marriage in Australia, and the worldwide experience of marriage redefinition.
Browsing: Current & Political Issues
Pope Francis’ Vision of Gender
Fr Richard Umbers explains Pope Francis’ theology on gender in the context of feminist, Marxist and post-structuralist writers.
Heterosexuality and Human Identity
Rabbi Dr Shimon Cowen explains the links between procreation, masculinity & femininity, and the essential spiritual aspect of the human person.
Two Men Talk About Marriage
Jeremy Bell and John McCaughan discuss their new book Two Men Talk About Marriage: why they wrote it, and why it is different to other defences of marriage.
He Created Them Male and Female
Archbishop Julian Porteous explores the current challenges to sex, gender and marriage; and offers a response from Catholic thinkers over the last century.
How Strange is the Cross
Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion reignites our interest in Christ’s torturous death as the central event of world history, Bishop Barron explains.
Catholics Read Letter From Birmingham Jail
The team discuss Letter From Birmingham Jail, exploring the influence of Martin Luther King Jr’s Christian faith on his work, and lessons for non-violence.
Thomas Aquinas and the Art of Making a Public Argument
Bishop Robert Barron proposes St Thomas Aquinas’ style of argument as an answer to the contemporary Western world’s timid academic conversations.