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In this discussion, Raymond Bukenya and Charlie Styles examine whether suffering has an impact on faith in God. Raymond shares diverse perspectives on how people reconcile pain with spiritual beliefs, drawing from his experiences in Uganda's Karimojong community and his personal story of suffering.

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In this interview, Charlie Styles and spoken word artist Storm Cecile explore a Christian perspective on the role of art in today's world. They discuss how Storm intentionally challenges societal norms and sparks thought-provoking conversations on important social issues through her artwork.

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Darrell Bock and John Lennox explore how to engage in public conversations about Christianity with respect and understanding. They discuss the importance of relational dynamics, avoiding confrontational debates, acknowledging diverse worldviews, and valuing individuals as created in God's image.

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Strategy, culture and character have been talked about by leadership theorists for the last couple hundred years and this conversation has shifted to include the relevance of each of these concepts in our lives as individuals, our families and communities. Max Jeganathan helps us think through strategy, culture and character as different strands of leadership and psychological thinking have begun to place different levels of emphasis on each of these 3 concepts. So, the question then naturally emerges, which one is more important, and how do they relate to one another? Max meaningfully explores how love and relationality help to prioritise the three and explains the relevance Jesus Christ has on radically transforming the nature of strategy, culture, and character in our lives.

Max Jeganathan

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Jesus's death was by all accounts, brutal. So why did he have to die? Darrell Bock (Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary) & OCCA speaker Alanzo Paul consider the significance of Jesus's death from a biblical and historical perspective.

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In today’s world, the booming self-help and self-discovery industries indicate that, although we place value on finding ourselves, we struggle to know who we really are. In this session, Sam Allberry examines various methods of defining ourselves and suggests that our identities need to be anchored in something with lasting security.

Sam Allberry

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Do we return after death? Millions believe in reincarnation—the idea that after death, we are reborn into another life. So is reincarnation real? How might karma determine our next existence? In this episode, former Hindu monk Rahil Patel and Dr. Ben Thomas explore the Hindu and Christian perspectives on life after death, rebirth, and what happens after we die.

Rahil Patel

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In this episode of So You Want to Live Forever?, Ben Thomas and Sara Stevenson explore optimistic nihilism—the idea that, while there is no afterlife, our mortality can be a source of freedom, allowing us to create our own meaning. But does the tension between a meaningless universe and a personal search for significance pose a challenge?

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In our second episode of the series, ‘So You Want to Live Forever?’, join Ben Thomas, a seasoned medical doctor, and Charlie Styles, a vicar, as they investigate humanity’s quest for immortality. Both have been confronted by death and grief in their professional work, yet have noticed a curious, unwavering desire for humanity to leave a legacy and be remembered… What is this desire and where does it come from?

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Ben Thomas, a medical doctor, tackles the taboo topics of death, eternal life, and what happens after we die in the first episode of 'So You Want to Live Forever?'. This seven-part series explores diverse perspectives on the afterlife, from reincarnation to transhumanism, and examines whether any of these ideas can truly answer the question: Is death really the end?

Ben Thomas

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The final session on Gandhi and Christianity explores how Mahatma Gandhi incorporated Christian teachings into his political ideologies emphasising non-violence and social justice.

Rahil Patel

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In this second session on Gandhi and Christianity, Jacob Cheriyan and OCCA speaker Rahil Patel explore how Gandhi interpreted and applied teachings from the Bible as political tools in India's independence movement.

Rahil Patel

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