Honouring Charles Strong -Pioneer Pacifist
November 11th, 10am at Christ Church UC, 26 King William Road Wayville
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Two Elephants in the Room – new book by John Bodycomb
With familiar candour and colour, John Bodycomb excoriates church leadership for evading, and layering over with platitudes, two huge questions:
• What future for organised religion in Western societies? and (in light of this)
• What future for the so-called ‘religious professional’?
More information: New Release 2 elephants1
“John Bodycomb, Uniting Church minister, theological educator and sociologist, confronts us with research findings which herald a bleak future for the Christian churches in a secular society like Australia. Further he raises the question of the implications of this for the future of the ordained ministry, and thus for anyone currently contemplating training for that ministry.”
Review by John Gunson https://pcnetsa.org/book-reviews/john-bodycomb-tw…ants-in-the-room/
Life Still Matters – a 3 day workshop at Port Elliott
Life Still Matters…
…YOU matter
AN INVITATION TO ATTEND A 3 DAY WORKSHOP FOR OVER 35s to explore how meaning in life can deepen and grow, with fresh energy as experience and wisdom accumulate.
Purpose is not static. We all have a contribution to make to the world around us.
Presented by Initiatives of Change, 21 to 24 September 2018, at Port Elliott Beach house YHA
For more information and contact details: LSM SA Inv with Application 8e final
Matthew Fox – Keynote Speaker at Common Dreams 5 in 2019
A SPIRITUALITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
The (r)evolutionary Creation Spirituality movement –
based in ancient Judeo-Christian tradition, supported by leading-edge science,
bearing witness for social, environmental, and gender justice,
and voiced most powerfully for this generation
by spiritual theologian Matthew Fox –
Is flourishing in the creative and prophetic spirit of our times!
More from Matthew Fox at www.matthewfox.org/what-is-creation-spirituality/
Seminary of the 3rd Age in May: The Interpretation Factor – Re-thinking How to Read the Bible
- May 3 –‘In front of, inside and behind’ the Text Norm Habel
- May 10 – An Eco-Reading of Luke Michael Trainor
- May 17 – A Gnostic Reading of John Robert Crotty
- May 24 – A Counter-Empire Reading of Romans Bruce Grindlay
The Outrageous Pursuit of Peace in the 21st Century
The following describes four major blocks to peace, to be explored in a four session seminar series led by Jonathan and Janeen Barker, to start Wednesday evenings 20th June 2018 – meeting from 7-9pm.
Tim Winton – Palm Sunday rally address 2015
An address given by author Tim Winton at a Palm Sunday rally in 2015. Sadly, still very relevant.
Seminary of the 3rd Age in March – The God Factor: Re-thinking the Mystery called God
The Seminary of the 3rd Age curriculum for March looks at
“The God Factor: Re-thinking the Mystery called God”
On March 1 presenter Norm Habel investigates The Indigenous God of Abraham
A close reading of the Abraham narrative reveals early texts that reflect Abraham’s initial relationships with the Canaanites, the indigenous people of the so-called Promised Land. Did Abraham recognise the indigenous God of Canaan? If so, does this present a precedent for recognising the faith of the Australian Aborigines?
Interested? Take a look at the brochure. 2018 Seminary brochure Much much more to come over the course of 2018.
Newsletter October 2017
Dr Hugh MacKay – “Religion in Australia: Decline or quiet revolution?”
Our Unitarian friends are hosting Dr Hugh MacKay at the Norwood Town Hall, 7pm on Friday October 20th, for what promises to be an interesting and challenging presentation.
More information and booking details here Hugh Mackay poster-1
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