Rebecca Hilton joins the show in this episode to discuss the neglected history of women in the Australian Church through her doctoral research into the roles, contribution and identity of Australian Baptist Women 1882–1945. Tune in to learn about the remarkable women who drove missionary work, established and financed churches, preached, contributed to the suffrage movement and the intellectual life of the church.

Host of The Political Animals, Dr Jonathan Cole, is an academic, writer, speaker and translator who specialises in political theology: the intersection of religion and politics. He is currently Assistant Director of the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Terrorism Analyst at Australian intelligence agency The Office of National Assessments. You can follow the show on Facebook and Twitter.