12 episodes
How in God's Name Should I Vote? Hope Media
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- Religion & Spirituality
We Australians can be a funny bunch, and when it comes to politics we're often more interested in the quality of our democracy sausage than the quality of our democracy.
Combine politics with faith and then you've really got something combustible. The ultimate no-win, conversation-killing, relationship wrecking social sin.
Over 5 half-hour episodes, we'll bust open this social phobia.
We'll talk to with key influencers from all sides of politics, we won't tell you who to vote for, but we will explore some of the most compelling questions Christians should be thinking about:
Shouldn't I just vote for the Christian guy?
What does it mean to use my vote for others?
One issue voting
Civility in conversations and how is social media influencing me?
Getting engaged after the elections and the role of protest and activism
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Guests include:
Jim Wallis, American author of 'God's Politics' and Editor of Sojourners Magazine
Tim Costello, Executive Director of Micah Australia and former CEO of World Vision
John Dickson, Founding Director of Centre for Public Christianity
Max Jeganathan, Asia Pacific Director for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and former policy advisor to Bill Shorten
Brooke Prentis, Common Grace's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Team's Spokesperson
Carolyn Kitto, Director Stop the Traffik
John Anderson, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the National Party
Mike Frost, author and theologian, Head of Missiology Department at Morling College
Mark McCrindle, award-winning social researcher, best-selling author, and influential thought leader
Ruth Powell, Director of National Church Life Survey (NCSL)
Peter Martin, Former Economics Editor of The Age newspaper
Martyn Iles, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby
Jo Knight, National Advocacy Coordinator for TEAR Australia
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BONUS: Ruth Powell and Mark McCrindle | Picture of Australian Christianity
In this episode, researchers Ruth Powell and Mark McCrindle paint a picture of Christianity in Australia in 2019. Mark is the principal of McCrindle Research and Ruth is the Director of the National Church Life Survey.
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BONUS: Brooke Prentis Full Interview | Authentically Aboriginal, Authentically Christian
Brooke Prentis is a Wakka Wakka woman and Common Grace Ambassador. In his bonus episode, Brooke calls Australians to come together to find a way forward that honours the past and the present and has hope for the future.
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BONUS: Max Jeganathan Full Interview | Finding Common Ground
In this episode, we chat with the fascinating Max Jeganathan who lived the experience of a refugee as a child and found his way into the world of politics serving various Labor ministers in Government before becoming one of Bill Shorten's advisors in Opposition.
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BONUS: Jim Wallis Full Interview | God's Politics and Uncommon Good
Jim Wallis is an American writer and justice advocate and president and founder of Sojourners. In this in-depth conversation, Jim Wallis discusses the need for Christians of all persuasions in the west to stop oversimplifying and separating the spiritual and sacred from the material and secular.
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BONUS: Michael Frost | Full Interview – The Third Way
Michael Frost is one of those guys that people seem to really love or really loathe. He has the habit of pushing buttons and for that, he’s copped more than his fair share of criticism says Andrew Palmer host of How in God’s Name Should I Vote?
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BONUS: John Dickson Full Interview on Faith and Politics
In this bonus episode, of How in God's Name Should I Vote? we feature the full interview with John Dickson, founder of the Centre for Public Christianity. In this extended interview, we chat with John about the changing environment for Christians in the public square, how we should use our vote for the benefit of others and not voting tribally.