95bFM: That's The Spirit

Oto and Peter had a kōrero about Shia Islam, the differences between it and the more widely followed Sunni sect and it's role in Middle-Eastern geopolitics.

Peter Lineham phones in to catch up Crawley and us listeners about his recent travels to China and the ways in which religions are currently practiced in China. 

Peter Lineham discusses the place of state-integrated religious schools within New Zealand's schooling system and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that prevents Catholic from recieving subsidaries. 

Peter Lineham discusses the place of state-integrated religious schools within New Zealand's schooling system and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that prevents Catholic from recieving subsidaries. 

This week Peter Lineham phones in to chat about the topic on everyone's mind (in theological and liturgical circles) - the new pope!

Peter Lineham phones to chat with Crawley about the Jains, the sixth-largest religion in India. 

Peter Lineham phones to chat with Crawley about the Jains, the sixth-largest religion in India. 

Associate Professor Peter Lineham joins Matthew Crawley this Easter week to discuss religious footwashing.

Associate Professor Peter Lineham joins Matthew Crawley this Easter week to discuss religious footwashing.

Peter and Oto discuss the U.S.-based Zizian group recently linked with six deaths - are they a cult? A religion? And what role does AI and a infamous copypasta email meme play in the groups' ideology? And how did this all lead to mutliple murders?