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Ep. 43 - From Control to Citizenship (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 8)
With the conquest of Australia pretty much complete by federation in 1901, what will be the status and role of the conquered peoples in this new nation? How does this change over time, and why? On…
Ep. 42 - Conquest Considered (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 7)
Between 1788 and 1901, the great southern landmass went through a process of enormous change both in the human sphere and beyond. On this episode, Jonathan and Jacob pause the narrative to chew the…
Ep. 41 - The Conquest of Australia (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 6)
Was Australia settled or was it conquered? How do you conquer a continent in the space of 70 years? This episode charts the explosive growth of colonisation after 1835 to cover pretty much the entire…
Ep. 40 - The End of the World: Victoria (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 5)
The influx of pastoralists and land speculators into Victoria's grasslands was one of the fastest and largest land grabs in colonial history, but it begun with the only known formal land agreement…
Ep. 39 - The End of the World: Van Diemen's Land (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 4)
By 1815, the extent of British colonisation in Australia is still a tiny speck on a vast continent, but that’s all about to change. From about 1820, a radical shift occurs in the British colonial…
Ep. 38 - Alien Invasion II (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 3)
Was there war between First Peoples and the newcomers from Britain? If so, when did it begin, and how? This episode takes us beyond the limits of Sydney town to discover what was going on in the bush…
Ep. 37 - Alien Invasion I (Legacies of Colonisation pt. 2)
The arrival of the First Fleet and the establishment of a penal colony at Port Jackson meant a collision of worlds on an almost science fiction scale. Did these aliens from Britain think of…
Ep. 36 - Colonisation and Culture Wars (Legacies of Colonisation pt.1)
There is probably no bigger fact for the Australian economic context than the fact that we are a settler colony, so it’s no surprise that colonisation is one of the most contested subjects in…
Ep. 35 - Interview: Romans, Suffering & the Poor
Jonathan interviews Dr Siu Fung Wu about his book, Suffering in Romans. Siu Fung describes how his own childhood experience of poverty in Hong Kong led him to explore themes of suffering in Paul's…
Ep. 34 - Genghis and the Gospel
Did the Mongolians kick start the modern world economy? Can Christianity work in a yurt? What can Australians learn from Mongolia? And why are Jonathan and Jacob talking about Mongolia anyway? Theme…
Ep. 33 - Christian Political Witness (Christianity and Politics p. 4)
It’s an election year! But should Christian involvement in politics be limited to voting? Who should we vote for anyway? More than that, might there be a distinctively Christian way of negotiating…
Ep. 32 - The Australian Project (Christianity and Politics pt. 3)
On part three of this four-part series we explore the lies, achievements, and compromises in Australia's political settlement. Believe it or not, Australia was once seen as the political laboratory…
Ep. 31 - The Gospel VS the Christian West? (Christianity and Politics pt. 2)
How did we get here? On this mammoth episode we try to tell the story of politics in "the Christian West" from about 330 AD - present. Sounds crazy? It probably is, but we need to understand where…
Ep. 30 - The Politics of God (Christianity and Politics pt. 1)
How do Christianity and politics go together? Do they? Jesus said his kingdom was ‘not of this world’ and yet ever since God made a nation out of Abraham’s descendants the people of God have always…
Ep. 29 - The Industrial Revolution (pt. 2)
We live in a world shaped by the Industrial Revolution, but what do we make of it out the other side? Modern life would not be possible without this transition, but does that just cloud our…
Ep. 28 - The Industrial Revolution (pt. 1)
The Industrial Revolution is one of the biggest shifts in human history, but what did it involve, and what does it mean for us today? In part one of this two-part series, Jonathan and Jacob survey…
Ep. 27 - Interview: Slavery in our Food with Heather Roberts
Which foodstuffs are most at risk of slavery? How does slavery get into—and out of—supply chains? On this episode, Jacob talks to Heather Roberts from Just Kai, an organisation which promotes…
Ep. 26 - What is Manna Gum?
To celebrate the launch of Manna Gum's new website and a new logo, Jacob and Jonathan take the opportunity to discuss the what, how, and why of Manna Gum. What is it all about and where is it going?…
Ep. 25 - In the Shadow of Christendom (Reflecting on Constantine pt. 3)
From Constantine to Scott Morrison… that’s a lot of water under the bridge. We live now on the other side of Christendom, but we still live in its shadow. How does all that’s come and gone since the…
Ep. 24 - A New Kind of Christian? (Reflecting on Constantine pt. 2)
It’s an understatement to say that the legacy of Constantine is a divisive issue! In this episode, Jonathan and Jacob canvas a range of perspectives from scholars of the Constantinian Shift: does the…
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MannaCast has published 43 episodes since November 2020, covering topics in Christianity, Philosophy.
MannaCast is currently active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 56m.
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