Encounter - Program podcast
By ABC Radio National
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Podcast Description
Encounter invites you to connect intellectually, emotionally and intuitively across a broad spectrum of topics. The program regularly reflects on the religious experience of multicultural Australia, giving access to voices and experiences that are not often heard in the mainstream media.
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Extra: Sydney Temple Emanuel Rabbi Paul Jacobson talks about the Talmud | -- | 10 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Extra: Darim Online President Lisa Colton talks about social media strategies for Jewish organisations. | -- | 10 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Extra: Futurist Alex Pang talks about "contemplative computing" | -- | 10 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Worship 2.0 | Mobile social media are increasingly the media through which people conduct their religious lives. This has major implications for bricks-and-mortar places of worship - and for institutional religious authority. | 10 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bridging Codes | How does Australia's obsession with sport play out in one of the country's most disadvantaged religious communities? Greater Western Sydney has never embraced Aussie Rules. Will the AFL Giants' explicit efforts to reach out to the NRL-mad Muslim community of western Sydney work? | 3 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Burma on the brink | But on the brink of what? With political reform apparently under way, both Burmese and international observers are optimistic about Burma’s future. But there are dangers ahead, and some feel that the Burmese government is opting for economic growth and stability rather than true freedom. Certainly for Burma’s long-suffering Christian and Muslim populations, the future looks uncertain. | 27 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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You Can't Dream in Latin | Latin is a practical language well suited to the engineers and soldiers of the Roman empire. But how has this pragmatism influenced Western Christianity and how does it compare with the Eastern churches and their Greek tradition? We delve into the language, its history and its place in the Christian story, where the traditional Roman Catholic Latin mass is making itself felt in a controversial new English translation. | 21 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Town Without A Temple? | New waves of immigration made Hinduism the fastest growing religion in Australia in the period 2000 - 2006. According to the 2006 Census, there were 150,000 Hindus in Australia. Melbourne is quite a cultural centre for Hindus - you can see that in the growing number of temples and even in the proliferation of cultural organisations teaching dance and music associated with Hindu culture. This Encounter catches up the evolution of the Melbourne Hindu community and with its creative contributions to Hindu religious culture. | 14 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Alison: Sexuality, Certainty and Salvation | Priest and theologian James Alison believes that there are bright glimmers of hope to be found in the Catholic Church's wrestling with issues around homosexuality. He reflects on his own experience as a gay Catholic, on the givenness of sexual orientation, and on what he calls "the shape of God's affection". | 7 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Auburn | This week Encounter takes a trip to the western Sydney suburb of Auburn which has been declared a Refugee Welcome Zone. We find out how local community groups and people of faith are helping new arrivals to settle and get on with their neighbours. | 31 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Video: Impact on Heaven - It's about Housing People | An exploration for Homeless Persons Week which confronts key issues in the international and Australian struggle to house and support the homeless. We hear from Micah Projects whose roots lie in St Mary's Catholic Community, South Brisbane and which was the first agency in Australia to set up the successful 50 lives-50 homes campaign. | 24 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Godvertising | Encounter delves into the business of branding churches, running Muslim and Christian advertising campaigns and selling products using religious imagery. | 17 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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God is...? But God is not...? | It matters what kind of God you believe in and in contemporary Indonesia the answers to these questions are worked out even in politics and public life. | 10 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ageing Well | Talk of Australia's greying population often focuses on the 'burden' of ageing, and the cost to society and families. But as more people live longer, some are exploring the deeper dimensions of later life, and casting new light on the privilege and challenge of growing older. On Encounter this week, we think about flourishing and resilience in our later years. | 26 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Secular Dharma | Buddhist practitioners in the West will often say that Buddhism is not a religion as such. But author and Buddhist scholar Stephen Batchelor believes that even the "-ism" of Buddhism represents a departure from the teachings of the Buddha himself. So what role do philosophy, belief and the Big Questions have in the practices of compassion, meditation and awareness? | 19 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gambling Spirit | Legislation to limit gambling may be coming for Australia, and most religious groups support the proposed reforms. But gambling and religion have more in common than we might think. Some people seek transcendence via prayer or meditation, others get on the pokies for a fast and heady connection to the Divine. | 12 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Sense of Awe | As science untangles the mysteries of the universe, is the magic going too? Are we becoming disenchanted, and do we stand to lose our sense of awe and wonder? Chris Mulherin puts the questions to international thinkers on science and faith. | 5 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 17 Episodes |
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