Podcast Episodes

Medieval Manumission Single

Season 3

Eligius of Noyon was a French jewellery smith of uncommon talent who counted royal families and the highest nobility amongst his clients. As a young man, his success allowed him to dress so exorbitan…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Freeing Slaves Single

Season 3

St. Augustine was the Bishop of Hippo and the leader of the Christian church in a city that had become a hub in the ancient world's slave trade.

He led his followers in an ambitious buy-back program f…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

First Abolitionist Single

Season 3

The fourth century bishop, Gregory of Nyssa, led the charge on ending slavery centuries before modern champions like William Wilberforce and Frederick Douglass ever stepped on to the stage.

His argume…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Swing Low Single

Season 3

John Dickson delves into the history of the abolition of slavery in the 19th century and discovers its deep roots in Christian theology.

His investigations reveal secular claims that Christianity was …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Paddling Through Single

Season 3

Dr. Laurel Moffatt is a writer and researcher based in Sydney, and a special guest for our Undeceptions 'Single' this week.

On a recent kayaking trip, she discovered a connection between our desperate…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Eternal Adieu Single

Season 3

A remarkable event occurred on this day at 11:30am, 25 June, 1788. The 21 year old convict, Samuel Peyton,  entered into eternity courtesy of the hangman's noose. 

But unlike many of his convict comra…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

24. LGBTI Christian

Season 2 Episode 12

Rachel Gilson says she grew up knowing two things instinctively: she was romantically attracted to women and Christians were NOT ok with that. 

Smart, sophisticated, with a love for big ideas not smal…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

23. Ask Anything II

Season 2 Episode 11

The end of the second season of Undeceptions is drawing night, so it's time to start unpacking all of the questions we've collected.

This episode John Dickson tackles everything from is the Old Testam…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

22. Remembering Women

Season 2 Episode 10

This episode, we’ll be zooming in on the early Christian women, for whom we have good evidence, and who had a profound impact on the church and its teaching in their time.

Our guide is Dr. Lynn Cohick…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

21. Post Christian

Season 2 Episode 9

Greg Sheridan cut his teeth at the legendary news magazine, The Bulletin, before moving on to the national daily newspaper, The Australian, where he’s been the foreign editor since 1982.

John catches …

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago