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Simon Smart @SimonJonSmart

Director of the Centre for Public Christianity in Sydney, Australia. Host Life & Faith podcast.

Joined December 2011
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Barney Zwartz reflects on the role and legacy of Pope Francis @cpx_tweet smh.com.au/world/europe/what…

What Francis achieved as Pope – and where he failed

Some cardinals expected Francis to be a caretaker pope, yet in just 12 years he reshaped the church in ways that will not be easy to reverse or ignore.

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20 Apr 2025
Writing for @TheAge, Simon Smart invites us this Easter—eighty years after Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s execution by the Nazis—to learn from a man who spoke of living “life to the full” from within the walls of Flossenbürg concentration camp. bit.ly/42Sgocr
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Easter 80 years ago Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hanged. What does his life (and death) have to teach us today? Wrote this for the Age and Herald smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-an…

When the Nazis hanged a theologian at Easter

Let us remember an Easter in Germany 80 years ago, and the killing of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

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Trump’s behaviour reveals what he thinks about the US’s role in the world smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…

Trump’s behaviour reveals what he thinks about US role

When I asked last week if NATO could survive Donald Trump, I wondered if I had gone too far. It seems I didn’t go far enough.

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Wrote this for the Guardian. We are a death-haunted culture. ⁦@cpx_tweet⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfre…

None of us wants to think about death. But pretending it won’t happen may not be the best option |...

No matter how much we put it off, the bell will toll for each of us. How do we process that eternal human dilemma?

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Jimmy Carter: A challenged presidency, a life of moral courage smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…

Carter: a challenged presidency, a life of moral courage

While Jimmy Carter could not fulfil his goals as president, the values he stood for – honesty, compassion, morality – endure.

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It was so good to speak with investigative journalist Nick McKenzie for Life & Faith podcast. Lots here on the war crimes investigation and “The defamation case of the century”. @cpx_tweet publicchristianity.org/nick-…
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4 Oct 2024
“The subject matter for someone as personally invested as Winton could pose a risk that he become preachy — a cardinal sin for a novelist. But here we are in safe hands.” @simonjonsmart writes for ABC R&E buff.ly/3Y5mx2I
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Wrote this on Tim Winton’s latest novel, Juice. Had a big impact on me! abc.net.au/religion/simon-sm…

East of Eden: Tim Winton’s latest novel cries out to us from a devastated future - ABC Religion &...

Tim Winton’s “Juice” is set in a time when climate catastrophe has wreaked havoc on the globe. There is a profound sense that the natural world is broken to the point that it can’t be set right — and...

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Nick Cave and Faith born out of tragedy @cpx_tweet smh.com.au/culture/music/doe…

Does Nick Cave now believe in an ‘interventionist God’? It’s not beyond belief

Nick Cave has spoken of moving towards a “religious life”. His new album with The Bad Seeds, Wild God, gives credence to his divine captivation.

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30 Aug 2024
With the release of my The End of Men? book and Father’s Day approaching I’ve been contemplating what a gift it has been to have had a great Dad (who is still around at 88). 1/9
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Tim Costello offers a worthy challenge to the PM here
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27 Aug 2024
CPX Senior Fellow, @TimCostello writes this stirring call in The Sydney Morning Herald for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to lead Australia in banning gambling ads on free-to-air television. buff.ly/3AOu9gG
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21 Aug 2024
CPX Director @simonjonsmart joined @RevBillCrews on @2GB873 about The End of Men?, his newest book on masculinity. bit.ly/3SUBEZE
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Inspiring conversation. Incredible work changing people’s lives
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14 Aug 2024
This week on Life & Faith, reconstructive surgeon Tertius Venter tells @SimonJonSmart how his life changed forever when he saw how much he could impact the lives of desperate people. Listen here: buff.ly/3ApBzXN
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Really loved this conversation. Confronting. Inspiring
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14 Aug 2024
This week on Life & Faith, reconstructive surgeon Tertius Venter tells @SimonJonSmart how his life changed forever when he saw how much he could impact the lives of desperate people. Listen here: buff.ly/3ApBzXN
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Really excited to announce this event for CPX. Get your tickets early publicchristianity.org/rjl20…
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13 Aug 2024
We have some news. The iconic Australian novelist, @timmwinto is this years Richard Johnson Lecture speaker. The Richard Johnson Lecture is for everyone of every belief background and this year we are holding it in Sydney on October 21st. 🎟publicchristianity.org/rjl20…
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6 Aug 2024
"Donald Trump should meet my kids. His reluctance to acknowledge that someone can have parents of different ethnicities plays to a sad but common modern cultural illiteracy around mixed-race families." @PriMaxJeg @smh buff.ly/3yuVLqy
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Max Jeganathan @cpx_tweet @smh on his response to Donald Trump as the Dad of mixed race kids smh.com.au/national/is-your-…

‘Is your baby black or white?’ Neither, but I wonder what Trump would say

Donald Trump asked of Kamala Harris: “Is she Indian? Or is she black?” It made me consider the future for my mixed-race children.

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2 Aug 2024
Why are boys struggling so much? This week on Life & Faith, Justine Toh interviews @simonjonsmart about his new book The End of Men?. Simon reflects on the challenges and offers thoughts on how to create cultures where boys can flourish. Listen here: buff.ly/3YrgLsD
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