While by no means an exhaustive list, here’s 12 people who we met through Sight this year…
While by no means an exhaustive list, here’s 12 people who we met through Sight this year…
The Interview: Outgoing House chaplain says the job is to “be a counterpoint to the dominant spirit of this place”
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Patrick Conroy about his 10 years as chaplain to the US House of Representatives…
Australian stories: A mission to shed light on nation’s “invisible” stories of Christianity
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT, in a special long read, speaks with the “outback historian” Paul Roe about his passion for telling stories that shed light on little known aspects of the history of Christianity in some of the more remote parts of Australia…
Catholic activism: As Sister Simone Campbell leaves Network, she reflects on a career in Washington
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, speaks to Sister Simone Campbell, head of social justice lobby Network, as she steps down this month…
The Interview: Theology professor Michael Battle’s new book exploring how Desmond Tutu’s Christian mysticism helped unite a nation
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, speaks with Michael Battle, author of a new “spiritual biography” of Nobel Peace Prize-winning South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu…
The Interview: Beth Allison Barr wants Christians to know where “Biblical womanhood” comes from (it’s not the Bible)
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with Beth Allison Barr about the idea of “Biblical womanhood”, what she believes the Bible actually has to say about the role of women and what it will take for things to change…
From KKK family to civil rights activist: ‘Son of the South’ and the extraordinary journey of Bob Zellner
DAVID ADAMS speaks to writer/director Barry Alexander Brown about his latest film, ‘Son of the South’…
The Interview: Dr Francis Collins – We asked God for help with COVID-19, and vaccines are the “answer to that prayer”
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Dr Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, his faith and how he views the intersection of religion and science…
Postcards: Abandoning the “business” of worship, Scottish music company produces intimate worship songs in the midst of a painful pandemic
CHARISSA CHEONG reports from the UK on Scottish musician Andrew Mitchell’s bid to create a music production environment that prioritises intimacy with God…
The Interview: Amid pandemic and personal struggles, Max Lucado finds peace in divine purpose
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with Max Lucado about his new book ‘You Were Made for this Moment’, the Biblical Book of Esther and his recent diagnosis with a serious health condition…
The Interview: Andrew Palau speaks about the new film on the early life of his late father, evangelist Luis Palau
Ahead of Australian release of a new film ‘PALAU: The Movie’ – which tells the story of late evangelist Luis Palau, DAVID ADAMS speaks with his son, evangelist Andrew Palau, about the loss of his father, the making of the film and the work of the Luis Palau Association…
The Interview: Sister Nathalie Becquart, the woman who is helping reshape the Catholic Church
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ interviews Sister Nathalie Becquart, the French religious sister of the Congregation of Xavières who has a key role at the Vatican…
The Interview: Daniel Wordsworth, CEO of World Vision Australia
A year since he took the reins at World Vision Australia, Daniel Wordsworth speaks with DAVID ADAMS about the challenges World Vision has faced during the pandemic, the concept of ‘belief fatigue’, and how his job is about bringing the Kingdom of God to Earth now…
