You
are welcome to join us for Chapel each week; Devotions during Semester at
9.20am on Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays, the Wednesday Service of Word and
Sacrament during the Semester is at 11.30am.
You
are also welcome to join us for Community Lunch at 12.40pm on the Wednesday
during the Semester time.
FROM
THE FACULTY
27 – 28 June
On 27-28 June, UTC will host a
small symposium on the work of the contemporary Wesleyan Theologian Craig Keen. Central to Craig Keen’s work is the belief that
human reflection on the mystery of God is always embodied, and that theology is
structured by a pattern of embodied reflection and embodied giving.
The symposium will explore
Craig Keen’s contribution to contemporary theology, and will offer scholarly
engagement with his work; Keen will also present a lecture and will respond to
papers.
Speakers include Nate Kerr,
Peter Kline, Manuel Joshua Lopez, Anita Monro, Benjamin Myers, Janice Rees,
David Reinhart, Christopher Waks, Paul Walton, and Steve Wright.
Schedule: Friday 27
June - 9am to 6pm and Saturday 28 June - 9am to 12.30pm
Venue: UTC- 16 Masons
Drive, North ParramattaCost: $70
Registration: Register and pay online at Eventbrite by Friday 20 June.
Contact: For further details- keen.symposium@gmail.com
Postcolonial
engagement: Politics, Religions, Scriptures
This conference will explore ways of thinking and
being postcolonial in colonial surroundings.
What legacies of colonization linger in the
decisions, practices and events in and around our societies, faith
communities, scriptures and nations? How might we engage the colonialist
tendencies and blind-spots that drive the machineries of politics, economics,
services, religions and scriptures? How might we live, interact, believe and
read post colonially in our colonial and invaded contexts?
Venue: Centre for Ministry, 16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta, NSW 2151
Date: 01- 02 August 2014
Call for papers: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5es1b28m50p8x8w/postcolonialEngagement.doc
Deadline for proposals: April 30, 2014
Registration Fee: $70 full time, $30 student/pension all meals provided
Inquiries: Charissa Suli - charissasuli@bigpond.com
Macquarie
Ancient Languages School
MALS is running its Winter
Schools Programme from 7 to 11 July 2014.
Click on this link for details and application form
FROM
STUDENT ADMINISTRATION
Australia’s Biggest Morning TeaThank you to all who participated we raised $260
Grants for Graduation
Grants for
Graduation is a one year trial scholarship program
funded by Family and Community Services and delivered by The Smith Family. The
project aims to assist young people from social housing and those on the
housing register (waiting list) or in crisis accommodation to undertake
tertiary education.
As well as providing financial assistance,
Grants for Graduation will assist scholarship recipients with access to support
and mentoring.
Scholarships of up to $5000 will
commence in financial year 2014/15. Application forms and guidelines are
available from Student Administration. Closing date is 20th June.
FROM
THE LIBRARY
‘The Gospel according to
John illuminated’ by Fiona PfennigwerthWe have taken delivery of 10 copies of the special publication and they will be available for sale at Camden Theological Library for $30 each. This will save purchasers having to pay the $10 shipping cost.
COMMUNITY
NOTICES
The Biennial Conference
in Philosophy, Religion and Culture will take place 4 – 5 October 2014
Theme: FAITH AND THE POLITICAL
The
theme is to be interpreted broadly and from the disciplines of philosophy,
theology, history, social science, literature and the arts. Topics that
might be investigated include: scandal in/of Christianity; structures of belief
and opinion; secularisation, fundamentalism and inculturation; politics in the
Bible and the Bible in politics; religion in the public forum; Christian ethics
in a liberal democracy; liberation and equality.
The conference specifically aims to foster interaction between scholars in the universities and scholars in theological colleges. It also encourages young scholars.
Keynote
Speaker: Peter Forrest: The Epistemology of Scandal
'How
can you continue to believe in the face of scandals?'. This question is not, I
submit, merely a manifestation of the ad hominem fallacy exemplified by,
"How can you take Frege seriously when he was a bigot?' Nor can it be
dismissed by noting that the reality of sin is a central Christian
doctrine. I argue that 'right reason' requires not merely the rational
assessment of doctrines but a way of deciding which doctrines to assess.
Scandal undermines the appeal to authority when assessing but not the reliance
on traditions when deciding what to assess. As a consequence, scandal tends to
undermine 'simple faith' and mandates the, not necessarily academic,
philosophical reflection on faith.
Proposals
Due: 20 June 2014
Conveners:
Stephen Buckle (ACU), William Emilsen (UTC/CSU), Peter Forrest (UNE), John
McDowell (Newcastle), Shane Mackinlay (CTC/MCD), Andrew Murray (CIS/SCD)
Venue: Catholic Institute of Sydney
Contact: Andrew Murray: apmurray@cis.catholic.edu.au
Full details are available on the website:
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