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Gandhi and Christianity Series: How Gandhi Saw Certain Passages in the Bible

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.

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Gandhi and Christianity Series: Christians that Influenced Gandhi

In this first video of the series, Rahil Patel and Jacob Cheriyan delve into Gandhi's encounters with Christianity that shaped his philosophy of non-violence and his understanding of spiritual transformation.

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Hasn’t the Church Done More Harm than Good?

The charge that the church has done more harm than good is a moral objection. Even when Christians do good works, is it enough to redeem the church's reputation and chequered past? Clare Williams explores this difficult question and how Christians can respond sensitively.

Why Trust the Bible?

Issues of patriarchy, power and historical accuracy are just some of the objections to the Bible’s trustworthiness. Making the case for the Bible’s textual integrity by analysing the evidence, Clare Williams shares how its story is ultimately about one central figure – Jesus who came to save.

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Jesus and the Failures of the Church

From scandals and injustices to remarkable contributions, Sam Allberry explores the complex tapestry of church history.

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Was Jesus a Historical Figure? – Part 2 – Extrabiblical Sources

In the second of our two-part series, Alanzo Paul looks at how extra-biblical sources, some of them hostile to Christianity, support the archaeological evidence for a historical Jesus. If sources point to Jesus existing in history, what does this have to do with us today?

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Was Jesus a Historical Figure? – Part 1 – Archaeology

In a digital age awash with information, a recent UK survey found a startling decline in belief in Jesus as a historical figure. In the first of our two-part series, Alanzo Paul takes us through archaeological evidence, expert insights and asks the crucial question, does it still matter today?

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Can we overcome prejudice with progress?

Do our very yearnings to see the world become a better place, actually point us to someone, not merely something, better?

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Why trust the Christian message?

The Christian faith can be said to be about a lot of things, loving others, being a faithful person, saying…

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