Radio National Breakfast

The ABC's Religion & Ethics team presents a special Radio National Breakfast for Good Friday.

Medieval Christians weaving lurid folk tales of ghosts and spirits into their religious belief; an increasing number of countries around the globe rejecting liberal democratic values; a challenge for the new Archbishop of Canterbury posed by the rise of Christian nationalism.

In a world of conflict, how do we recognise and combat antisemitism? Also, a look at what celibacy means in Christian faith, and the strange Easter paradox of forgiveness and atonement.

Ancient societies had some very elaborate ideas about death — from how to treat the body, to what kind of afterlife to expect. How much do those ideas influence how we think about death and the afterlife? And what are some of the ways in which our attitudes are transforming in Australia today? Also, an outspoken Ukrainian cleric on church and state in Russia, and the cost of resistance.

For weeks we've been asking you to send in your questions about the war in Iran, the geopolitics, and also the economic fallout, particularly around the global fuel crisis and Australia's response. 
So on today's Breakfast Wrap we share the answers to your questions. 25 minutes of experts we've spoken to on Radio National Breakfast since the war began. 
Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.