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Handel's heroines St Cecilia and Deborah
Britain's 1730s heroines of military and artistic conquest in 'Ode for St Cecilia's Day' and 'Deborah'.
Published: Program: For The God Who Sings
The Māori Anglican Church, Māori language and the search for justice
Despite their many similarities, the colonial governments in Australia and New Zealand have taken very different approaches to relations with Indigenous peoples.
Published: Program: Soul Search
The philosophy of biology
Biology is a scientific discipline, notionally given to the pursuit of hard facts and empirical evidence - so what can philosophy bring to the table?
Published: Program: Philosopher's Zone
Free speech in Finland, and the intriguing story around the JFK assassination
Finnish parliament member Paivi Rasanen has been cleared of legal charges brought against her for quoting the Bible, and the mystery around the priest who gave last rites to president John F Kennedy.
Published: Program: The Religion and Ethics Report
The cultural and scientific mystery of sleep
It was an ancient preoccupation, and now it's a modern obsession. So how has something as universal as sleep remained so mysterious? And what can the cultural and religious history of sleep, dreaming and insomnia teach us today?
Published: Program: God Forbid
Gaza and the case for compulsory ethics in universities
Why a US professor is calling for compulsory ethics to be taught in higher education, in the wake of the Gaza war.
Published: Program: The Religion and Ethics Report
What is the moral case for a ceasefire in Gaza?
Calls for an end to the devastation of Gaza, and the death and displacement of its residents, reached a crescendo on Remembrance Day. While the moral case is compelling, it raises questions that are complex and consequential.
Published: Program: The Minefield