Gospel Conversations takes a creative approach to attaining a deeper understanding of the gospel and what it means to us today. Our speakers are not ministers, but range from a diverse community of Christian thinkers who lead their various fields of knowledge in history, design thinking, theology, philosophy, and organisational leadership—among others. Each month we host a live event in Sydney, then publish it as a podcast.
https://gospelconversationsaustralia.podbean.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 23 hours 12 minutes
episode 192: GC Conference - Session 4 - A Divine Anthropology
Session 4 - Is the Incarnation a master plan or a rescue plan? David builds on his epic book ‘YOU ARE GODS’ in this session, and widens our view of the incarnation from being a one-off rescue plan, to the master plan for all humanity. Clearly this is...
episode 191: GC Conference - Session 3 - A Cosmic Anthropology
Session 3 - Has the ‘supernatural/natural’ dualism messed up our view of creation? David explains how both religious and secular thinking share a common dualism that distorts our view of reality. For the religious mind, the supernatural God becomes ...
episode 190: GC Conference - Session 2 - The Religious View of Sinners
Session 2 - Has ‘original sin’ distorted the Christian view of humanity? Augustine’s doctrine of original sin eventually became ‘total depravity’ and it assumes that humans are intrinsically bad and cannot desire the good. It has become the pervasive...
episode 189: GC Conference - Session 1 - Is the Mind a Machine?
Session 1 - Is the mind a machine? Nothing is more topical than the spectre of ‘artificial intelligence’ and the grim picture of humanity it suggests. David uses our experience of thought and language to demolish the fallacies behind this mechanistic...
episode 186: PLC - Pamela Nutt Address - David Bentley Hart
The 2023 Pamela Nutt lecture, sponsored by PLC, Sydney. David Bentley Hart addresses the subject, "What does Beauty tell us about God?"
episode 188: The Cross and Creation - Part 6 - Metaphors
In this latest edition in the Cross and Creation series, Tony and Andrew explore some of the metaphors for what happened at Calvary. None of them really fit the Penal Substitution metaphor. They range over several metaphors like reconciliation, and ...
episode 187: Indigenous spirituality and the gospel; surprising connections. With David Bentley Hart.
In this panel discussion, two Christian indigenous leaders explain some of their spiritual heritage and how they have found deep resonances with the creation gospel in them. David Hart joins in, and explains that, far from being heretical, their view...
episode 185: David Bentley Hart on Suffering
David Bentley Hart on Suffering This is the first talk from David Bentley Hart during his visit to Australia. He addresses the vexed topic of suffering based on his book ‘The Doors of the Sea’. This talk is followed by a long series of questions whic...
episode 184: Breakfast with Jesus - #20 - Ezekiel and the Ubiquitous God
Tony opens up the wild, imagery laden world of Ezekiel 1 in this talk. He views it through the lens of literature and imagery in particular. And he explains how it is among the most innovative and paradigm shifting chapters in the history of the Old...
episode 183: Breakfast with Jesus - #19 - Ezekiel and the Grand Inquisitor 2
The Grand Inquisitor (2) on Miracles as a counterfeit for faith Tony gives us a second talk on the Grand Inquisitor and his assault on God and the re-vitalised Christ. In this talk Tony explains why the Inquisitor sees the human desire for miracles a...