Episodes
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In this episode, we explore the Feminist Theology of Mary Daly and Rosemary Radford Ruether. We discuss their perspectives on God as male and the potential problems this raises for Feminists and compare their ultimate judgements on Christianity: should it be reformed or entirely abandoned? As always, we end with a debate evaluating whether Daly can be a source of inspiration.
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In this episode, we explore the practical side of pluralism. We look at different perspectives on interfaith dialogue, from exclusivist, inclusivist and pluralist perspectives. We also discuss the scriptural reasoning movement which is hailed as one of the most successful attempts at fruitful interfaith dialogue.
We apologise for the poor audio quality of this episode. It was not recorded in our usual location, so the acoustics were far from optimal.
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In this episode, we dive into the world of meta-ethics. We begin with Hume, exploring the is-ought problem and its consequences for claims about what 'Good' is. We share possible responses to the problem: Naturalism, Intuitionism and Emotivism; as always, we end with a discussion. Enjoy!
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In this episode we explore different ways that Christians establish moral systems. We consider three methods: Theonomous, Heteronomous and Autonomous and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each of them. We show that none of these views is perfect and discuss the challenges of biblical interpretation. Finally we debate the self evidence of moral principles, Christian consistency in ethics and the role of the Church as an arbiter of morality for Christians
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In this episode we review the action-packed and stress filled life of Bonhoeffer that induced his provocative and thought evoking theology. In addition, we question the relevance of his ideas in a post christian, 'stable' society, and finally discussing the practicality of Bonhoeffer's 'actions over words' ethical mentality.
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In this episode we discuss the man responsible for all theology and the foundation of this series: Jesus Christ. We take three distinct angles on his work and the holistic meaning behind his sermons, stories and miracles. Therefore, ask was it Jesus' wisdom, liberation of the weak or resurrection that justifies the authority we defer to him today?
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In this episode we bring together various themes running throughout our podcast from the soul to arguments for God by William Paley and Augustine and Aquinas’ Natural Law. By converging these themes we attempt to saw whether it is truly possible to know God. This episode is done with recurring guest Evie Joyce and a general QandA from the educated public towards the end with queries on the topic of faith and religion.
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In this episode we discuss the Christian eschatological teachings of heaven and hell. We take from Dante's Divine comedy and the parable of 'the sheep and the goats' to fully appreciate Christian heaven and hell. Then we dive into the election debate and how far humanity can go towards salvation with our own deeds, referencing Augustine, Calvin, Luther and Tillich. Finally ended with a debate over the subliminal meanings we can take form the sheep and the goats.
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In this episode we discuss the life of St. Augustine, his views on human nature and his understanding of Original Sin. We discuss differing interpretations of his views and debate whether Augustine is ultimately too pessimistic in his view of human nature.
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In this episode we discuss how both Utilitarianism, virtue and Kantian ethics can be used to guide business morally. In addition, we look at the effects of colonialism and now globalisation on the world economy and various positive and negative effects of them, finally ending with a discussion on the importance of human dignity for business consideration.
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Joined by two guests, fellow philosophy students, we outline various laws and case studies in the field and then discuss applications of both Fletcher's Situation ethics and Thomastic natural law for the case studies; finally comparing their differing responses to Euthanasia.
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In this episode we discuss possibly the most prevalent ethical theory to date and how we use it in our lives without even realising. In addition, we cover multiple short fallings of the theory and finally debate the effectiveness of its different iterations.
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In this episode we discuss how the context of Kantian ethics and how relevant the theory is to contemporary ethics. In addition, we look at various criticisms of the theory, some posed by Kant himself! Finally, we end the episode with a discussion of the importance of 'Duty' to ethics.
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In this episode, we sing the praises and stand in the pitfalls of Fletcher’s situation ethics. Looking at some critiques from the insightful D.Z.Phillips and Bob Wadholm, we discuss how relevant this 20th century theory is still relevant today.
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In this episode we discuss the applications of Aquinas natural law in contemporary normative situations. Moreover, we look at many powerful criticisms of the theory that might undermine natural law’s integrity.
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In this episode, we go over the core principles of ethics and look at the different bases of morality. Moreover, by by considering the conflicting perspectives of Aquinas and Sartre we delve deeper into meta-ethics and the concept of ‘good’
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In this episode we discuss the problem of evil in Christian theology. By looking at the origin of the critique with Epicurus and J.L.Makie, and the many apologist’s attempts at theodicy.
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In this episode we attempt to answer the question of whether religious experience is a valid argument to say that ‘God’ exists. We do this by looking at the pragmatic concepts noted by William James and Swinburne. Also, the more theological approach’s of Ninian Smart and Rudolf Otto.
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