FROM THE
ACADEMIC DEAN
Remember
across the semester 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.
And don’t
forget that you can join us for Community Lunch at 12.40pm on the Wednesday
during the Semester time.
One
significant upcoming event is the Service of Ordination Seungjae Young:
19th
July 2014 at 4pm Hurstville City Uniting Church 18 The Avenue, Hurstville
Gerard
FROM THE
FACULTY
Out and About
Ben spoke at
the annual School of Discipleship gathering in Sydney. He explored the early
Christian understanding of the gospel, and asked how this might inform a
contemporary Christian proclamation.
Ben
also taught a week-long intensive on humanity and grace at the Uniting Church
college in Adelaide.
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
FROM
STUDENT ADMINISTRATION
Census Day- is on August 8th this is the last day student
can withdraw from their subjects.
CSU
Dean’s Award- 13 of
our students have been awarded a CSU Dean’s Award for Excellence in their
Theology programs during 2013. We also have a student who has been awarded a CSU
Foundation Trust Scholarship for 2014. This is a big achievement on both
counts!
We are holding a special presentation morning tea next Thursday 24th July at 10am in the atrium. Associate Professor Tracey Green from the Faculty of Arts will do the presentations.
We are holding a special presentation morning tea next Thursday 24th July at 10am in the atrium. Associate Professor Tracey Green from the Faculty of Arts will do the presentations.
Please join
us in the atrium to recognise the hard work and diligence of these students to
achieve these excellence results during their studies in 2013.
FROM THE
LIBRARY
Recently, one
of our Archives volunteers, Reinette Black, went on a tour of Turkey led by
Marcus Borg & John Crossan.
This tour was
called “Paul and Empire: Then and Now”. The library is currently displaying
some of Reinette’s photographs and reflections on the tour. Please take the
time to visit the library and see the display.
‘The
Gospel according to John illuminated’ by Fiona Pfennigwerth
We 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:
http://www.cis.catholic.edu.au/news-a-events/biennial-conference
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