Christianity
Spiritual Outlook for 22 December 2013
Mike Gourley visits Bishop Justin Duckworth in a hut beside his Cathedral where he's spending a week fasting, praying and living in a kind of exile in order to promote Prison Reform. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 8 December 2013 (On A Mission)
Mike Gourley profiles the book 'On a Mission' - the story of author Shaun Davison and the twenty-one other young men training to be Marist priests at the Mount St. Mary's seminary in Hawkes Bay. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 6 October 2013: Messianic Believers
Mike Gourley meets up with a Wellington woman who says her Christian faith was only complete when she recognised its Jewish origins. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 25 August 2013 - The Cardboard Cathedral
Justin Gregory takes a tour of Christchurch's Transitional Cathedral - better known as the Cardboard Cathedral. A couple of weeks after opening, has it fulfilled everyone's expectations? Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 11 August 2013 - Leaders like Lydia
The idea of pursuing theology through art was at the heart of a recent three day residential hui hosted by the Anglican Women's Studies Centre of Aotearoa. Participants were invited to explore how the… Audio
Feature Guest - Margaret Farley
Dr Margaret Farley is a Catholic nun and emeritus Professor of Christian Ethics and Yale University's Divinity School, whose most recent book has been denounced by the Vatican. Just Love: "A Framework… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 7 April 2013
Mike Gourley explores historical, theological and personal perspectives on the Eucharist. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 31 March 2013
One of New Zealand's most senior Anglican ministers is taking on a high profile international role. Archbishop David Moxon is heading to Rome as the Anglican Communion's chief representative to the… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 24 March 2013
With Easter soon upon us, church leaders around the country are busy preparing their communities for the most important festival in the Christian calendar. But the question is 'how do you plan for… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 24 February 2013
Over two decades, through Papal visits, clerical sex scandals and fierce religious protests, Catholic spokesperson Lyndsay Freer became the public face of the Church in New Zealand. She sits down with… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 20 January 2013
This week Sonia Sly visits a house which is referred to as Stillwaters Community. Ten people tenant the house, and part of their role is to make themselves available for weekly organised events where… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 13 January 2013 - Leaving Religion
It's the story of Invercargill-born and raised Craig Hoyle. As a former member of the Exclusive Brethren, he reveals the reality of growing up in a world of restrictions and constraints, where access… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 9 December 2012 - Victor Shields
Mike Gourley meets Father Victor Shields the Maltese priest with a thoroughly modern take on psychology and faith. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 2 December 2012 - King James
Mike Gourley recalls the events that happened or were planned for in New Zealand last year, to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 28 October 2012
For forty years and almost 400 hymns, Dunedin composer Colin Gibson has been praising his God through song. Staunchly Kiwi and fiercely liberal in his writing, he's strived to use the imagery and the… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 21 October 2012
Australian psychologist Stuart Edser is a life-long Christian and a gay man. For many years he sought to reconcile the two, to find, as he puts it, both self-esteem and a connection with God. The… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 7 October 2012 - Becoming a Preacher
'Becoming a Preacher' looks at the journey of a man who was on a mission to fill a void in his life. In the process he explored an array of religions, spiritual practices and philosophies to make… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 19 August 2012 - Bibles in Schools Pt 2
Bibles in Schools; sound values teaching for children or indoctrination by stealth? The final episode in a two-part series. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 12 August 2012 - Bibles in Schools 1
Bibles in Schools; sound values teaching for children or indoctrination by stealth? Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 5 August 2012 - Jerusalem: How Far Is Heaven
Sonia Sly speaks to the creators of a documentary premiering at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio