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Forgiveness in a time of war, moral parenting, can Christians be wealthy?

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A theologian on the necessity for forgiveness even in the face of the worst atrocities; a philosopher on the rights and wrongs of parents shaping the moral sensibilities of their children; a conversation about Christians, wealth and that tricky moment in the New Testament where Jesus says it's almost impossible to be rich and get to heaven.

Guests: Miroslav Volf, Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School, author of Exclusion and Embrace

Luara Ferracioli, Associate Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Sydney

Brian Rosner, New Testament scholar and Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne

Julie Macken, Research and Project Officer, Justice and Peace Office, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney

Interviewers: Stan Grant, Scott Stephens, Waleed Aly, Sami Shah

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Ethics, War, Christianity, Parenting, Religious Festivals and Holidays
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