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In 2007, after years facing charges of sexual assault, Ken Dyers, leader of the controversial self-help organisation Kenja Communications, committed suicide. Filmmaker Melissa MacLean who made the documentary Beyond Our Ken had unfettered access to Ken Dyers before his death and she analyses the pros and cons of life in Kenja. We also hear from a long-time member who has since left Kenja.
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On the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, in a house that has been in his family for 400 years, the Sufi Sheikh, Abdul Aziz Bukhari is a beacon of hope for the future of Jewish-Muslim dialogue. Patience and a rejection of violence is the Sheik's message, and he spreads it to his people and to others who drop in to his Sufi Centre. Read Transcript
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Celtic and Christian feast days intertwine on All Saints Day, or All Hallows Day (1 November), and All Souls Day (2 November). Dr Carole Cusack of the University of Sydney illuminates the ancient, medieval and contemporary practices around these festivals, with special mention for the Celtic celebration of Samhain. Advent on 30 November is one of the most important times on the Lutheran calendar. Swedish priest, Katja Lin, and German Pastor, Dirk Wnendt, explain the symbolism, the mood and the importance of Advent. Read Transcript
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On May 31st, Bishop Barbara Darling became only the second woman to be made a bishop in Australia, with a portfolio covering schools, hospitals, prisons, universities, youth, children and the multicultural church. Also on the program, the Rev'd Dr Bruce Kaye, former General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Australia, who believes encountering Jesus Christ is not a matter of going back in time to the 1st century, but about engaging with the cultural realities of the present. Read Transcript
Sunday 6pm
repeated Tuesday 1pm and Wednesday 2am
Presented by
Rachael Kohn
Sunday 23 November 2008
Mother Teresa's selfless care of the sick and dying is what attracted Colette Livermore to follow in her footsteps. Joining the Missionaries of Charity at 18, Colette worked among the destitute in Kolkata, Papua New Guinea and Manila. She eventually left the order, dissillusioned and with a crisis of faith, and later became a doctor. Colette's memoir - the first ever written about life as a nun in Mother Teresa's order - is a journey from certainty to doubt, and she recounts the highs and lows of her journey to Rachael Kohn.
9am AEDT
By Design
with Alan Saunders
How we shape our world
