Lots of people have lots to say about the financial status of modern churches, but how did the house of God come to be tax free? (read more)
Undeceptions
undeceive: to free from deception, illusion or error
Every week on Undeceptions, we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’, and let the truth ‘out’.
Episodes
Confederate Statues Single
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, confederate statues in America's south are toppling or being trashed. Is this a sign that we care - or couldn't care less? (read more)
Indigenous Slaves Single
Was Australia built on slavery, or wasn't it? It depends very much on who you ask. (read more)
Medieval Manumission Single
What would you be prepared to give in order to set a slave free? How much would it be worth to you? One medieval man gave everything he had, right down to the shirt off his back. (read more)
Freeing Slaves Single
The early church adopted many approaches to rescuing people from the scourge of slavery and, when legal means failed, its members were ready to risk themselves on slave raids. (read more)
First Abolitionist Single
Gregory of Nyssa could have been the man who changed history, if history had listened to his theory on slavery. (read more)
Swing Low Single
The campaign against slavery was a shining jewel in the collection of social changes that swept the 19th century. However history shows us it was clearly not a secular viewpoint that set people free. (read more)
Paddling Through Single
Dr. Laurel Moffatt says there's a connection between the pandemic, paddling and prayer that we need to make. (read more)