UTC eNews 201260week12
FROM THE FACULTY
The
latest edition of the Canadian liturgical journal Celebrate! contains an article by Gerard, “More than a crib: the
Christmas collects”, along with a commentary on each of the Sunday collects for
Ordinary Time (Sundays 27 to the feast of Christ the King), Advent and
Christmas.
The latest issue of Eternity includes an article profiling Helen Sloan and her CSU
School of Theology experience. We also congratulate Helen on her recent
engagement to Chris Paine. They are to be married in mid-January 2013.
Clive
attended the Kenosis conference / workshop on mission which was held in
Singapore. He is the only non-western person part of this group. One of
the papers presented was by the Principal of the theological college in
Ulanbataar. He explained how the church had emerged in Mongolia following
perestroika and the collapse of the Communist regime. The impetus came from a
group of about 20 young urban professionals who were searching for an
intellectual frame of reference for life following their loss of atheism. They
were also on the lookout for a system of beliefs which had moral and relational
consequences. Puje is an extraordinarily likable and impressive man. One other speaker
was from the desk of mission and evangelism in the World Council of Churches.
He referred to the Christian faith now being centred in the non-western world (70%).
There were frequent comments throughout the conference / workshop how the western
church clings to its power and so many of its missional strategies today are
defence mechanisms. They were particularly sensitive to how much leadership is
driven in the church by a white leadership. His was a very powerful address.
Clive’s
article on ‘Constructing a Public Missiology’ has been published in the second
volume of Kenosis (October 2012).
One
last thought from Korea. Rosalie’s singing of Ariran when we hosted the PCK
Assembly members back in February is still remembered! We should have released
it on You Tube. At the opening service for the PCK Assembly the same tune (but
without the guitars and Rosalie and her Korean admirers swaying arms) was the
processional music for past moderators.
Clive
will also be speaking in Bathurst on Friday 2 November, 6.30pm on “Twittering:
the Christian faith and social media” and Saturday 3 November, 9.30am on “The
Coming of Christ”: Luke’s version (with an exercise on constructing a Christmas
narrative for your congregation). For more information contact oto-bella@bigpond.com 0405 636 088.
FROM THE ACTING HEAD
OF SCHOOL
Please
complete the online subject evaluations that are accessed through your subject
interact site. Be assured these are read
by the lecturers and taken up in the university’s processes of evaluation of
teaching and feedback to lecturers and the School of Theology
FROM STUDENT ADMINISTRATION
Please note the following UTC conference and intensives coming up (in
some cases these represent revisions to the draft timetable for first
semester):
Pacific
Theologies Seminar - Collaborating Across the Seas: 11-12 November 2012. A seminar
bringing together Pacific Island theologians in diaspora with theologians who
continue to work in the home islands. The seminar presents an opportunity to
interact, dream and work together on issues of migration, gender, climate
change and strengthening Indigenous relationships.
THL310
“Ordination Studies” will run shortly as an Intensive from Monday 5 - Friday 9
November 2012. Students are reminded to enrol in this subject NOW
if you haven’t already done so.
THL334
“Interfaith Dialogue” is being offered from 14-18 January 2013. This course
will help you to develop key competencies in both the theory and practice of
interfaith dialogue.
THL115
“Liturgical Theology” will be run as an Intensive from 28 January - 1 February
2013 and will be taught by Gerard Moore. Formerly the 300 level “Christian
Worship” subject, this is now a 100 level subject. More info: contact Jenny or
Renee.
THL230 “The
Practice of Cross Cultural Ministry” is now being offered as an Intensive in 3rd semester 2013
instead of first semester.
For more information on any of these subjects, please contact Renee or Jenny in Student Admin. The new draft timetable is available from Student Admin or the UTC website www.utc.edu.au.
FROM THE CAMDEN THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY
On-line Survey - students and faculty are invited to complete an on-line survey about Camden Theological Library. This will be open between Tuesday 25 September and Monday 15 October.
Please take a short amount of time to tell us what
you think of the Library. Your opinions are important to us and could highlight
matters of concern which we might be able to improve.
There is a ‘prize’ drawn for a couple of people who
complete the survey.
Here is the link to the survey:
KEEPING IN TOUCH
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