What were the biggest religious stories in 2025? Ask the experts!
The big news for Christians is that this year we had BOTH a new Pope and – for the Anglican communion – the announcement of a new Archbishop of Canter...
Religious Rebels 06 | Dorothy Day: Rebel for the poor, saint for the restless
A bohemian journalist who found God in the slums — and built a movement that unsettled both Church and State. Born in Brooklyn in 1897, Dorothy Day l...
Religious Rebels 05 | Malcolm X: Reborn in Mecca, killed in Harlem
A street hustler turned minister whose faith transformed Black politics — and himself. Born Malcolm Little in 1925, Malcolm X rose to fame as a fiery...
Religious Rebels 04 | John Calvin: Reformed the faith, ruled with fire
A French lawyer-turned-theologian who split from Rome — and built his own city of God. John Calvin fled Catholic France to lead a new Protestant move...
Religious Rebels 03 | Táhirih: Unveiled the truth, paid with her life
A Persian poet and scholar who tore off her veil — and announced the dawn of a new religious age. In the 1840s, Táhirih became one of the first wome...
Religious Rebels 02 | Giordano Bruno: Imagined the Infinite, Burned at the Stake
A former Dominican friar who dared to say the universe had no centre — and paid with his life. Born in 16th-century Italy, Giordano Bruno broke with ...
Religious Rebels 01 | Joan of Arc: Mystic, warrior and gender transgressor
A teenage peasant who claimed to hear the voice of God — and changed the course of European history. At just seventeen, Joan of Arc convinced the Fr...
Near-death experiences: myth or mystical?
What’s on the other side of the near-death experience?
Was Jesus a real person?
Only half of all Australians understand Jesus to be a real person who lived at a time and place in history, according to the latest Australian Communi...
Why do human animals fly planes and build cities?
What separates humans from other animals? It’s not our brain hardware. It’s our always changing brain software. For so long, humans believed our br...