Kingdom Thinking: Recent Episodes
Alastair Butcher
Kingdom Thinking is an Australian podcast series designed to start a conversation around the deeper issues of life, faith, and meaning.
This episode of kingdom thinking explores the responsibility we have regarding the beliefs that we hold and share with others. What standard should we hold our beliefs to? Do we always need to be able to prove our beliefs beyond reasonable doubt? Or should we apply a different metric in different circumstances?
This episode examines the historical validity of the Bible and whether or not we can conclude anything about the person of Jesus from it. It will examine further whether the Bible truly is the Word of God.
This episode is dedicated to exploring the question of whether or not the Bible is reliable. What would it even mean for the Bible to be reliable?
This week we’ll continue the series talking about salvation and how it works, looking at the atonement. How does Jesus dying for our sins actually work? And what effect can this have on our beliefs about God and the Gospel?
This episode kicks off a series about Christian beliefs on salvation. What actually is salvation? What does it look like? Does the Bible have any guidance for those of us who are confused and don’t understand where they are with God?
Yep, you saw that title, that’s what we’re going to be talking about today. Evolution, and its historically peculiar relationship with the Christian faith and its way of viewing the world. Why is it that, as soon as the topic of conversation turns towards evolutionism and creationism, we seem to adopt an extreme view of only one or the other? Is there no possibility of reconciliation between the two?
This episode will be all about our universe and its beginning. Does our universe require a cause or explanation for its existence? If so, what kind of cause could that be?
This episode looks at one of the most commonly-used arguments and justifications for faith, particularly among Christians, the argument from design. How could such complex life arise if not for the presence of a designer?
This episode focusses on the claim that science and faith are incompatible. Has modern science rendered belief pointless? If not, how can the two be recognised and understood?
This episode is all about the Christian understanding of concepts of justice, forgiveness and grace. What do we mean when we say God is just? And how can He be both just and forgiving at the same time?
This episode will explore one of the strongest criticisms of the Christian faith, the problem of evil and suffering. If God is so Good and so powerful, then where does evil come from? Does it contradict the Biblical narrative?
This episode is devoted to considering the question, why Christianity? What makes Christianity different from other religions and belief systems, and how should Christians approach and understand these systems?
This episode is devoted to considering morality. What is it? Where does it come from? And what can it tell us about the world and universe around us?