Talking Freely

Dr. Preston Sprinkle is President of the Center for Faith, Sexuality and Gender, and a New York Times best-selling author. His latest book is Embodied: Transgender Identities, The Church And What the Bible Has To Say.

Nathan Campbell is an ordained Minister in the Presbyterian Church. A journalism graduate, and Public Relations professional in his previous professional life, Nathan occasionally writes for a variety of publications including Soul Tread, Eternity News, Zadok Perspectives, and The Gospel Coalition, but more frequently publishes pieces about the intersection between Christianity and culture on his blog St. Eutychus.

Our guest on this episode is Deborah O'Neill, Senator for New South Wales since 2013. A member of the Australian Labor Party, she is passionate about ensuring all Australian men and women, regardless of their circumstances have access to secure work, income, and a world-class health and education system.

Andrew T. Walker is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. An Associate Dean in the School of Theology, he is also the Executive Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement. His new book is entitled 'Liberty For All – Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom In A Pluralistic Age'.

In this episode of Talking Freely, we interview Nicholas Aroney, Professor of Constitutional Law at The University of Queensland. Professor Aroney has held visiting positions at Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Edinburgh, Durham, Sydney, Emory and Tilburg universities. He has published over 100 journal articles, book chapters and books in the fields of constitutional law, comparative constitutional law and legal theory. In 2017 he was appointed by the Australian Prime Minister to an Expert Panel to advise on whether Australian law adequately protects the human right to freedom of religion – this is now known as the Ruddock Review.

Our guest today is Rod Dreher, who is an author, blogger and senior editor at The American Conservative. He has written several books, including How Dante Can Save your life, The Benedict Option and the recently released Live Not By Lies.

On this episode we speak with Archbishop Glenn Davies, who has been the Archbishop of Sydney since his election in 2013. He has completed studies at Westminster Theological Seminary and Moore Theological College, receiving his PhD from Sheffield University in England. He was lecturer in both Old and New Testaments at Moore College, as well as a Rector before his appointment as Bishop of North Sydney. As Archbishop, he considers his main task to be a man of prayer, a preacher and a pastor, encouraging the ministers in his diocese to proclaim Jesus so that people might become his disciples and grow in the obedience that comes from faith.

In this episode of Talking Freely, we speak with Stephen McAlpine who is a blogger and ex-journalist writing on issues of theology, culture and the church. He works at City Bible Forum, developing evangelistic material for a project called Third Space. His new book is 'Being the Bad Guys: How to live for Jesus in a world that says you shouldn't'.

In this episode of Talking Freely we speak with Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious studies at Grove City College. He is a church historian and previously served as the William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and Public Life at Princeton University. Professor Trueman has authored or edited more than a dozen books, and has just released a book entitled ‘The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution’.

In this episode of Talking Freely, we chat to Senator Amanda Stoker (QLD). Senator Stoker arrived in politics after a career in the legal profession, commencing her employment at Minter Ellison. Becoming a Barrister, she practiced commercial law, administrative law and corporate crime. She has been a member of the Liberal Party since the age of 19, and is motivated by the desire to see Australia return to a country of opportunity based on centre-right values.