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Civic Religion
Manage episode 396931255 series 2448568
This week, Megan and Michael discuss the place of "civic religion" in Australian society.
Defined as the implicit "religious" values of a nation - expressed through public ceremony, symbols, and rituals - our hosts ask if Australia even has a civic religion in the first place.
They then turn their eyes to the place of the Welcome to / Acknowledgement of Country in Australia: specifically in the church. What does it mean that some churches have pushed back against this now largely normal part of public procedure?
Finally, they take stock of a recent episode of Bluey and discuss why a children's show (of all things) brought Michael to tears.
Interested in giving The Week At CPX a listen? You can subscribe to it here. And for more information, check out The Centre for Public Christianity website.
If you'd like to pick up a copy of Michael's book Subjects and Citizens, find everything you want to know here.
117 episodes
Manage episode 396931255 series 2448568
This week, Megan and Michael discuss the place of "civic religion" in Australian society.
Defined as the implicit "religious" values of a nation - expressed through public ceremony, symbols, and rituals - our hosts ask if Australia even has a civic religion in the first place.
They then turn their eyes to the place of the Welcome to / Acknowledgement of Country in Australia: specifically in the church. What does it mean that some churches have pushed back against this now largely normal part of public procedure?
Finally, they take stock of a recent episode of Bluey and discuss why a children's show (of all things) brought Michael to tears.
Interested in giving The Week At CPX a listen? You can subscribe to it here. And for more information, check out The Centre for Public Christianity website.
If you'd like to pick up a copy of Michael's book Subjects and Citizens, find everything you want to know here.
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