RESOURCES
Here you’ll find links to many of my favourite websites, podcasts, books and more from some incredible thinkers to get the thoughts flowing! Whilst I don’t necessarily endorse all the ideas in all of these resources, I do think they’re a good place to start!
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PODCASTS
- Against The Rules – Michael Lewis
- Moderately Obscure – Nathan Linton & Tom Green
- 99% Invisible – Roman Mars
- Good Will Hunters – Rachel Mason Nunn
- The Betoota Advocate Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
- The Bible for Normal People – Peter Enns and Jared Byas
- Almost Heretical – Nate Hanson & Tim Ritter
- Exploring My Strange Bible – Tim Mackie
- The Deconstructionists – Adam Narloch & John Williamson
- Can I Say This at Church? – Seth Price
- Project Zion – Community of Christ
- Mormon Stories – John Dehlin
BOOKS
- * Things We Didn’t See Coming – Steven Amsterdam
- * The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky
- * The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
- * Island Off the Coast of Asia: Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy – Clinton Fernandes
- * How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference – Rebecca Huntley
- * Assholes: A Theory – Aaron James
- * I Am Number Four – Pittacus Lore
- * Tommorrow When the War Began – John Marsden
- * Eragon – Christopher Paolini
- * Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist – Kate Raworth
- * Global Governance: Why? What? Whither? – Thomas Weiss
Religion & Spirituality
- * Christianity After Religion – Diana Butler Bass
- * Disunity in Christ – Christena Cleveland
- * Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why – Bart D. Ehrman
- * Searching For Sunday – Rachel Held Evans
- * Jesus the Pacifist – Matthew Curtis Fleischer
- * The Very Good Gospel – Lisa Sharon Harper
- * What’s Divine About Divine Law?: Early Perspectives – Christine Hayes
- * Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
- * Read the Bible for a Change – Ray Lubek
- * The Wrong Messiah – Nick Page
- * Kingdom of Fools: The Unlikely Rise of the Early Church: – Nick Page
- * The Longest Week – Nick Page
- * God and the Gay Christian – Matthew Vines
- * The Day the Revolution Began – N.T. Wright
- * Surprised By Scripture – NT Wright
BLOGS
- Chasing My God – Melyssa Grieve
A blog by one of my good friends, exploring her understanding & relationship with her Christian faith. - Reflections of a Mugwamp – Nicole Conner
Nicole is a former evangelical pastor whose love and support for the LGBT+ community led her to resign from ministry and become a passionate advocate for LGBT+ people and affirming theology. - Consider the Pidgeons – Tim Ritter
A blog by Tim Ritter, co-host of the podcast ‘Almost Heretical‘ which is ‘A journal about finding life and wisdom in the world’. - Brian McLaren
Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. Brian is a leading theologian of the emerging church movement. - Lynn Moresi
Lynn is a spiritual director, speaker and lecturer in practical theology. Lynn is an incredible engaging speaker who is able to communicate complex theological ideas with wisdom and a good dose of humour.
NEWS & MEDIA
Newspapers & Magazines
- Reuters
- Associated Press
- The Economist
- The New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Financial Times
- The Guardian
- BBC
- Al Jazeera
- ABC Australia
- Forbes
- Axios
- UN News
YouTube Channels
Education & Documentary
- TED
- TEDx Talks
- TLDR
- Cheddar
- DW Documentary
- PBS NewsHour
- Economics Explained
- Casual Scholar
- Oxford Union
- Yale Courses
Religion, Ethics & Philosophy
Entertainment
- T.3
- Not Just Bikes
- Kurt Huge Schneider
- Peter Santenello
- Tom Scott
- Xiaomanyc
- Lauren Paley – Stairwell Singer
TALKS & LECTURES
- Jacinda Ardern Harvard Commencement Speech – Jacinda Ardern
- School Strike for Climate – Save the World by Changing the Rules – Greta Thunberg – TEDx Stockholm
- This Country Isn’t Just Carbon Neutral — It’s Carbon Negative – Tshering Tobgay – TED
Aid & Development
- Engaging Youth In The Fight Against Extreme Poverty – Hugh Evans – Forbes
- Youth Leadership in Aid & Development – Nathan Linton – Research for Development Impact Network
Religion & Spirituality
This is a collection of challenging, engaging and inpiring talks, lectures and interviews that relate to theology, the church, the Bible and Christianity in the 21st century.
- Ep. 15 Beyond Penal Substitution with Mako Nagasawa – Almost Heretical
- Ep. 67 Getting Free with Christena Cleveland – Almost Heretical
- Real Christianity is Accepting – Rob Buckingham
- The Mother Who Argued With God – Nicole Conner
- The Power of Your Words – Susanna Koch
- Meeting Jesus – Joe Miles
- Making of the Bible – Tim Mackie
- The Spirit and the Temple – Tim Mackie
- The Amazing Jonah (Series) – Tim Mackie
- I Am Who I Am (Series) – Tim Mackie
- The Benefit of the Doubt – Lynn Moresi
- Storms Will Come – Lynn Moresi
- Who Me? A Pharisee! – Lynn Moresi
- Introduction to the Old Testament (Series) – Christine Hayes – Yale Courses
- New Testament History & Literature (Series) – Dale B. Martin – Yale Courses
- The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexuality – Matthew Vines
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
- Go Ethical
Go Ethical is a guide to help you, your family & friends live more ethically & sustainably. Through simple, every actions, Go Ethical will help you reduce your carbon footprint, be kinder to people and reduce your impact on the environment! - Biome
Biome is a certified B Corp & online store whose vision ‘is to preserve a safe, healthy environment on this wonderous planet for now and for all who come after us’. I’m a huge fan of Biome as their credentials & ethical standards make sure their products are always the most ethical choice.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Organisations
- Oaktree
Oaktree is the largest youth-run aid & development agency in Australia, supporting youth-led empowerment, leadership & education projects across the Asia-Pacific. See: Who We Are - FRIDA Feminist Youth Fund
‘FRIDA provides young feminist organizers with the resources they need to amplify their voices and bring attention to the social justice issues they care about. We enable the support, flexibility and networks to sustain young feminist visions. - Aid Watch
Aid Watch is an Australian organisation which independently monitors Australia’s international aid and development.
Please consider supporting these organisations by following them on social media and by making a donation.
Research & Publications
- Practice Note: Youth Participation in Development – October 2016 – Oaktree & ACFID
- Youth Participation in Development: A Practical Guide (APG) – Oaktree
- Youth Participation in International Development – Literature Review – Nathan Linton
- Monitoring & Evaluating the Urban Sustiainable Development Target 11.1 ‘Safe and Affordable Housing’: Progress & Problems – Nathan Linton
FUN
- NationStates – A fun, low commitment game for the politically minded (HINT: Join the Union of Christian Nations)
- Democracy 4 – Ever wanted to run your own country? This game let’s you do just that!
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By Nathan Linton
First published 1 Mar 2020. Last updated 8 Jan 2024.