Paul Collins is an historian, broadcaster and writer. A Catholic priest for thirty-three years, he resigned from the active ministry in 2001 following a dispute with the Vatican over his book Papal Power (1997). He is the author of sixteen books. The most recent is The Depopulation Imperative. How many people can earth support? (North Melbourne, Australian Scholarly, 2021). A former head of the religion and ethics department in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), he is well known as a commentator on Catholicism and the papacy and also has a strong interest in ethics, environmental and population issues. www.paulcollinscatholicwriter.com.au
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A Theological Perspective on Population with Dr Paul Collins
May 28th, 2022 | Season 3 | 53 mins 19 secs
catholicism, ecocentrism, environmnet, ethics, paul collins, population, theology
In this episode of PGAP, we talk to Dr Paul Collins, former head of the religion and ethics department in the ABC. He is well known as a commentator on Catholicism and the papacy and also has a strong interest in ethics, environmental and population issues. Paul Collins is also patron of Sustainable Population Australia. Although Christianity is not often renowned in the broader community for its position on reproductive health care or environmental concerns, Paul challenges this presupposition. He is unique in his ability to weave theology into a discourse on environmental centred ethics. PGAP interviewed Paul on the back of his new book “The Depopulation Imperative. How many people can earth support?”