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Rev Associate Professor Robyn J. Whitaker
BSc, BD (Hons), MTheol, PhD
Popular writing
Below is a selection of newspaper and magazine articles I have written for a wider audience. You can click on the links to read these online.
Forgiveness is central to the Easter story, but when does it become problematic for Christians?
Greg Sheridan thinks the early Christians have lessons for today’s faithful – is he right?
'God has plan for you':Scott Morrison’s faith seems sincere, but ultimately it is just too small
What is the Stations of the Cross ritual, and why do Christians still perform it at Easter?
Victim or victor? How the Easter story still resonates today
The Blood of Jesus is my Vaccine
Trump's Photo Op with church and Bible
Jesus wasn't White: Here's why that matters
Same sex marriage: what does the Bible say?
Christmas is political and always has been
God, Plagues, and Pestilence: what history can teach us
What is hell exactly? The Bible has a complicated answer
The crucifixion gap: why it took hundreds of years for art to depict Jesus dying on the cross
What and where is heaven? The answers lie at the heart of Easter
Morrison’s Christian empathy needs to be about more than just prayer
Miracles and Magic: the dual stories at the heart of Christmas
God made the rainbow: why the Bible welcomes a gender spectrum
What History really tells us about Jesus' birth
From Virgin births to purity movements: Christians and sex
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