95bFM: That's The Spirit

This week's That The Spirit topic: 100 years of the Bahá'í Faith in New Zealand.

Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham joins us for That's The Spirit. This week's discussion: Catholic social media influencers.

Peter Lineham joins Matthew Crawley and producer Harry to chat about facism and yoga for That's The Spirit.

Peter Lineham chats to Matthew Crawley on the Monday Drive about the Pope's trip to Africa.

Peter Lineham chats to Matthew Crawley on Monday Drive about pre-Christian Māori spirituality.

Laika Rountree joins Monday Drive w/ Crawley to discuss and review three current and upcoming productions: Helen Clark in Six Outfits, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, and Selene.

Peter Lineham chats to Matthew Crawley on Monday Drive about pre-Christian Māori spirituality.

Laika Rountree joins Monday Drive w/ Crawley to discuss and review three current and upcoming productions: Helen Clark in Six Outfits, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, and Selene.

Peter Lineham joins Matthew for That's The Spirit, Discussing the end of Ramadan this year and its implications in the Middle East.

Peter Lineham joins Matthew for That's The Spirit, Discussing the end of Ramadan this year and its implications in the Middle East.

Peter Lineham discusses the phenomenon of the 'quiet revival', a term used to describe the rise of young men converting to Catholicism and Orthodox Christian denominations.

Peter Lineham discusses the phenomenon of the 'quiet revival', a term used to describe the rise of young men converting to Catholicism and Orthodox Christian denominations.

Peter Lineham joins Matthew for That's The Spirit! Discussing the peculiarities of the Christian idea of Lent and Ash Wednesday.

Peter Lineham joins Matthew for That's The Spirit! Discussing the peculiarities of the Christian idea of Lent and Ash Wednesday.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of SA - Peter Lineham joins Matthew for a chat about the former Centrepoint commune in Albany and Bert Potter for That's The Spirit.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of SA - Peter Lineham joins Matthew for a chat about the former Centrepoint commune in Albany and Bert Potter for That's The Spirit.

Peter Lineham has a chat to Matthew about US President Donald Trump and the recent Presidential Prayer event for That's The Spirit.

Peter Lineham has a chat to Matthew about US President Donald Trump and the recent Presidential Prayer event for That's The Spirit.

Peter Lineham has a chat with us about how various religious have rushed to Minneapolis in the US to protest against ICE for That's The Spirit.

Peter Lineham has a chat with us about how various religious have rushed to Minneapolis in the US to protest against ICE for That's The Spirit.

Matthew talks to Peter Lineham about the large gathering of Jehovahs Witnesses happening in Auckland at the moment

Peter discusses the beatification of first green fairy and founder of the religious order Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion, catholic nun Suzanne Aubert. Whakarongo mai nei!

Peter Lineham has returned! This week in the metaphysical and esotric world, Peter catches us up on his recent guest lectures and critiques recent U.S.-based reports that religion is on the rise. Whakarongo mai nei!

Peter Lineham phones in to speak with Matthew about the theological and religious beliefs of the Taliban. Whakarongo mai nei. 

Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham phones in to discuss the protesting priests in Pōneke, why they were chained together outside Nicola Willis' office, as well as other protesting clergy members in the UK who've faced arrest in the past several months. Whakarongo mai nei!

Peter looks into the secular turn of American neo-con and right wing social media influencers' rhetoric. Peter traces this turn by looking at Charlie Kirk as a case study, Kirk was fatally shot last week at Utah Valley Univeristy in the United States. 

Crawley and Peter Lineham discuss Newsboys singer Michael Tait's fall from grace following accusations of sexual assault as well as the parallel industry of secular Christian music in the United States. 

Peter is on the line to discuss his recent inquiry into the right wing trajectory of evangelicalism and it's followers in the United States over the previous century. Peter focus' particularly on the political differences between father and son Billy Graham and Franklin Graham, and the ideological differences between evangelical public figures and the general public. 

Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham phones in for the weekly check-in on the metaphysical and esoteric world. This week Peter covers the life of the recently deceased James Dobson. An influential figure in American evangelical Christianity and a driving force behind turning evangelicals into a political bloc. 

Today Peter Lineham calls in to talk about the recent death of Protestant Minister John MacArthur.

Professor Peter Lineham discusses the recent statement from the New Zealand Jewish Council on rising antisemitism, instances of antisemitism in Aotearoa, defining hate speech in religious terms, and how antisemitism and criticisms of the Netanyahu government and Israel can be conflated. 

Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham phones in to catch us up on the recent Destiny's Church march, their flag-burning activities and also the large statue of Guru Rinpoche set to be installed in the Waiwera Valley. 

Oto and Peter had a kōrero about Shia Islam, the differences between it and the more widely followed Sunni sect and it's role in Middle-Eastern geopolitics.

Peter Lineham phones in to catch up Crawley and us listeners about his recent travels to China and the ways in which religions are currently practiced in China. 

Peter Lineham discusses the place of state-integrated religious schools within New Zealand's schooling system and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that prevents Catholic from recieving subsidaries. 

This week Peter Lineham phones in to chat about the topic on everyone's mind (in theological and liturgical circles) - the new pope!

Peter Lineham phones to chat with Crawley about the Jains, the sixth-largest religion in India. 

Associate Professor Peter Lineham joins Matthew Crawley this Easter week to discuss religious footwashing.