Tag: media
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God is in the world, not just the Bible
11 July 2024. Nigel on The Natural Theologian podcast. In this podcast, Nigel joins King Laugh and Joel Carini of The Natural Theologian to discuss theological method and more.
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Was Colonialism All Bad?
20 June 2024. Nigel joins the Bigger Than Me Podcast, exploring the distinctions between colonialism and colonisation, motivations behind European expansion, Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy, and the ongoing impact of First Nations people, including the controversial claims of unmarked graves at Kamloops Residential School, while advocating for integrity and humility in confronting our colonial…
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Nigel discusses colonialism on the Ill Literacy Podcast
20 June 2024. Nigel joins Tim Benson of the Heartland Institute to discuss his Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. They discuss whether the British Empire was driven primarily by greed and the lust to dominate, whether we should speak of “colonialism and slavery” in the same breath, and whether the Empire was essentially racist. They also…
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Reassessing the Moral Narrative of Colonialism
9 April 2024. “Historical, moral judgment can be a difficult thing to navigate in the context of colonialism. Have you ever pondered the role of truth in history and its impact on today’s political culture? … Nigel and Greg LeBlanc (unSILOed) discuss whether historical accuracy should bow to political objectives or stand resolute in the…
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Euthanasia: Taking Life and Death Seriously
12 March 2024. “Euthanasia and assisted suicide became a hot topic in Hungary, after a young human rights lawyer, who was diagnosed with ALS disease, filed a petition at the European Court of Human Rights in order to change the relevant Hungarian legal regulation. Our guest speakers will discuss the most pressing moral, philosophical, medical,…
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Decolonisation is an Assault on Britain
29 February 2024. Nigel joins Deprogrammed, a podcast of The New Culture Forum, to discuss decolonisation with host Harrison Pitt of the European Conservative magazine. Nigel and Harrison are joined by Connor Tomlinson of Lotus Eaters.
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Colonialism, Empires, and War
20 February 2024. ‘Historian, theologian and ethicist Nigel Biggar CBE, emeritus Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and Danube Institute Visiting Fellow David Oldroyd-Bolt discuss Professor Biggar’s bestselling book ‘Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning’, which his original publisher tried to cancel before it had even been published, as well as…
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Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
9 January 2024. ‘When we accuse a country of being a “coloniser”, it’s meant as a bad thing. But what if colonialism is okay? What if the British Empire was, on balance… good? That’s the position of Nigel Biggar, a Professor Emeritus at Oxford University whose new book, “Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning”, is making heads…
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‘Colonialism’ on The Rasheed Griffith Show
13 December 2023. Nigel joins The Rasheed Griffith Show to discuss Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. Listen here or through the Spotify player below. The British Empire was more than just colonialism and slavery. Framing it as such does a deep disservice to history, impedes progress in the present, and is an attempt to rewrite history…
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The Inspiration Project
16 November 2023. Nigel joins Brendan Corr of The Inspiration Project, an Australian Christian College (ACC) podcast. Listen through the player or ACC link below. From the ACC website description: On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Emeritus Professor Nigel Biggar about what attracted him to an academic life, why books…