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Miroslav Volf: the cost of ambition

Does ambition make us a better version of ourselves, or does it diminish us? A GodPod podcast.

2024-08-02

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A story of home

Why was the world created? By examining the nature of home, and identifying the monsters we let invade it, Miroslav Volf seeks answers to one of life’s big questions.

2023-03-23

A protest placard is held above a march, reading 'If you don't change it, you choose it'.

Is reconciliation possible in America’s culture wars?

Understanding a strange kingdom of anxiety and belligerence.

2024-03-20

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Strangers and identity in a global age of nationalism

Exploring inclusive and exclusive nationalism, the challenge to dialogue with those who may see things differently.

2023-11-04

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Krish Kandiah: re-enchanting... riots, refugees and right vs. left

Talking about re-enchanting compassion for the 'orphan, widow and foreigner' in a divided culture.

2024-10-16

General Election 24

A grainy surveillance picture of an rusty boat overloaded with people

What small boats tell us about belonging

Do I belong to these politics? And do these politics belong to me?

2024-06-20

Grenfell disaster

A white building wrap around a tower is topped by a green heart and the slogan: Grenfell Always In Our Heaets.

Grenfell: how long should we remember?

There are good and bad ways of remembering.

2025-02-06

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Dreaming a world

Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Matthew Croasmun, and Miroslav Volf

When we dream a life, we dream a world. One of love, peace and joy. Such flourishing is a life led well, going well and feeling as it should.

2023-04-07

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America: two nations under God?

Red, blue, and rarely purple.

2024-11-28

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Be more St Patrick

How did the cultural icon win the hearts of the people that enslaved him?

2024-03-15

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The utter miracle of disliking an election result

Voting is a profound act of love, argues Luke Bretherton, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Oxford University.

2024-11-05

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There’s more than one way to lose our humanity

How we treat immigrants and how AI might treat humans weighs on the mind of George Pitcher.

2023-12-15