Anglican minister and ethicist Andrew Errington joins the show for a discussion about vaccine mandates, vaccine hesitancy, freedom of conscience and churches. The discussion also covers the issues of vaccine mandates per se, the nature and function of contemporary liberal democracies, managing moral disagreements, the nature and purpose of Christian churches, the grounds upon which individuals can be excluded from church and safety considerations in the context of churches. 

Rev Dr Andrew Errington is the rector of an Anglican parish in Sydney and a researcher in ethics. He previously lectured in systematic theology at St Mark's National Theological Centre, Charles Sturt University, and is the author of Every Good Path: Wisdom and Practical Reason in Christian Ethics and the Book of Proverbs (T&T Clark). He also writes for ABC Religion & Ethics, including a recent article called: "A fellowship of the unvaccinated? How churches should—and should not—respond to the state government's COVID-19 restrictions."

The Political Animals is hosted by Jonathan Cole, an academic, writer, speaker and translator who specialises in political theology: the intersetion of religion and politics. He is currently Assistant Director of the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University. He is the author of Christian Political Theology in an Age of Discontent: Mediating Scripture, Doctrine, and Political Reality. Previously, he worked as a Senior Terrorism Analyst at Australian intelligence agency The Office of National Assessments. You can follow Joanthan on Twitter and Facebook.