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Narrated by:
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Rod Bower
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Rod Bower
About this listen
On 24 July 2013, Anglican priest Rod Bower put up these words on the roadside sign of his Gosford parish church. Next he posted them on Facebook, sparking a social media revolution. The post was shared thousands of times – suddenly the one-time butcher was on the public stage.
Today Fr Rod has close to 65,000 followers on social media. He uses this platform to raise questions about Australia’s corporate soul, to assert that we are all brothers and sisters – asylum seekers, Muslims, those identifying as LGBTI, Indigenous Australians ... And for such messages, the death threats pour in.
How did a shy adopted kid from the country become this steadfast conscience of our nation, preaching both peace and disruption? Part life story, part love story, part manifesto, Outspoken describes an evolution as surprising as are Fr Rod’s views about Christianity.
Utterly frank, both philosophical and funny, this is a singular book by a singular person. It illuminates the life and work of the man behind those signs.
©2018 Rod Bower (P)2018 Penguin Random House AustraliaWhat listeners say about Outspoken
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- Rodney Wetherell
- 19-09-2018
Revealing autobiography of a unique priest
I have always been impressed by Fr Rod Bower, through his media appearances and his eye-catching signs. As an Anglican, I am delighted that we have in our church a man who is not constrained by the politeness and timidity of most priests and bishops. His story is a fascinating one indeed, with perhaps equal amounts of trauma and joyfulness. I believe the book will be widely read and appreciated. I cannot imagine any of his conservative opponents being able to take Fr Bower on with any effectiveness. He takes the wind out of their sails in this book, in so many ways.
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- John Goonan
- 06-06-2019
Inspirational and frustrating
If so not we had leaders with compassion, courage and a true sense of social justice for all. Instead we have a herd of ‘say and do whatever we have to to stay in power.
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