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SUMMARY:Freedom for Faith and ISCAST Melbourne 2026
DESCRIPTION:ISCAST and Freedom for Faith are inviting you to a conference on religious freedom in modern Australia. \nThis is not simply a conference about religious freedom in the abstract. \nIt is designed to equip Christians to understand the pressures already emerging around public debate\, online speech\, gender and sexuality\, religious expression and the law – and to think carefully about how we respond. \n  \nWe have an impressive group of speakers joining us. \nNick Spencer\, Senior Fellow at UK think tank Theos\, will examine how secularism and liberalism can be used to exclude religious voices from public debate – and how Christians can make the case for religious freedom in a genuinely plural society. \nMargaret Chambers\, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs\, will look at the proposed Digital Duty of Care and the risks it poses for lawful religious speech online. \nThe Hon Christopher Beale KC\, former Victorian Supreme Court justice\, will examine gender theory\, law and the challenges they present for Christians and Christian organisations. \nMark Sneddon\, lawyer and Freedom for Faith Board Member\, will look at growing legal restrictions on religious expression\, including conversion practices and vilification laws. \nMike Southon will give an update on the major religious freedom issues currently before us and opportunities for political engagement in Victoria ahead of the state election. \nThe day will conclude with a panel chaired by Dr Chris Mulherin of ISCAST. \n  \nThere is a lot here to wrestle with. \nOur hope is that people leave not simply more aware of the challenges\, but better equipped to respond – clearly\, faithfully and confidently. \n  \nEvent details\nTime/Date: 9am-5pm AEDT\, 31 October 2026 \nLocation: Thomas Carr Centre\, Catholic Theological College\, 278 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne VIC 3002 \nLive stream and in-person tickets available \nGet Tickets\nISCASTISCAST is a network of people\, from students to distinguished academics\, exploring the interface of the sciences\, technology\, and Christianity. We are committed to Jesus Christ and we are convinced that Christian faith has much to say in engagement with the sciences. We are concerned that so many people\, both outside and some within the Christian church\, think that there is a destructive conflict between faith and science.
URL:https://vox.divinity.edu.au/event/freedom-for-faith-and-iscast-melbourne-2026/
LOCATION:Catholic Theological College\, 278 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne\, VIC\, 3002\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Catholic Theological College,Conference,Hybrid (Online and In-person)
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SUMMARY:COSAC 2026: Entangled Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Entangled Worlds: Seeking Understanding Through Faith and Science \nUniversity of Divinity staff Max Vodola\, Simon Wayte\, Mick Pope and Naomi Wolfe\, are among more than thirty presenters at ISCAST’s fifteenth biennial Conference on Science and Christianity. Their papers cover Vatican II and the Galileo case\, Moltmann and mass extinction\, and Aboriginal theology and Caring for Country. \nSupported by the University of Divinity\, COSAC 2026 brings together scholars and practitioners to explore the past and future of the conversation between science and religion. It opens on Friday evening with a public lecture in the Melbourne CBD\, where keynote speakers Nick Spencer and Peter Harrison join ABC Radio National’s James Carleton. On Saturday and Sunday it continues at Catholic Theological College\, in person and online\, with keynotes\, plenary sessions and 16 themed paper sessions. \n  \nKeynote Speakers\nPeter Harrison\, professorial research fellow at the University of Notre Dame Australia and former Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at the University of Oxford \nNicola Hoggard Creegan\, director of New Zealand Christians in Science \nNick Spencer\, senior fellow at Theos\, the UK think tank \nPaul Tyson\, philosophical theologian and author of A Christian Theology of Science \n\nProgram\nFriday 6 November\, 7–9:30 p.m.: public lecture\, Werner Brodbeck Hall\, 156 Collins Street \nSaturday 7 November\, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.: Catholic Theological College and online \nSunday 8 November\, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.: Catholic Theological College and online \nSee the full program for a list of all the speakers and sessions. \n\nLocation\nCatholic Theological College\, 278 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne VIC 3002 \n  \nRegistration\nIn person\, including the Friday lecture: $345 general\, $285 ISCAST members\, $75 students \nOnline\, Saturday and Sunday: $190 general\, $150 ISCAST members\, $40 students \nSessions will be recorded and shared with registrants afterwards. \nGet tickets\nISCASTISCAST is a network of people\, from students to distinguished academics\, exploring the interface of the sciences\, technology\, and Christianity. We are committed to Jesus Christ and we are convinced that Christian faith has much to say in engagement with the sciences. We are concerned that so many people\, both outside and some within the Christian church\, think that there is a destructive conflict between faith and science.
URL:https://vox.divinity.edu.au/event/cosac-2026-entangled-worlds/
LOCATION:Catholic Theological College\, 278 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne\, VIC\, 3002\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Catholic Theological College,Conference,Hybrid (Online and In-person)
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SUMMARY:Wollaston Research Seminar | November
DESCRIPTION:Please join us either in-person or online (via Zoom) for the final Wollaston Research Seminar of 2026.  \nThe Anglican Church and Palestine \nGregory Jenks and John Snobar will discuss their respective contributions to the recently published edited volume\, The Anglican Church and Palestine. \nEdited by Dr. Kwok Pui-lan with contributors from across the globe\, including Canon Professor Mark Chapman\, Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski\, Dr. Miranda Pillay\, Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook\, Dr. Fadi Diab\, Dr. Thandi Gamedze\, and Dr. Gustavo Gilson Sousa de Oliviera\, The Anglican Church and Palestine appeared at a critical time shortly after the controversial debates over the Kairos II document at the Church of England general Synod earlier this year. \nJohn Snobar contributed “The First Palestinian Bishop in Jerusalem” — the story of his grandfather\, Bishop Faik Ibrahim Haddad\, and what his life and ministry reveal about the long\, often-overlooked history of Palestinian Christianity. \nGreg Jenks contributed a study of the Anglican community in Nazareth: “Nazareth Anglicans: Practicing the Good News of Jesus in the Shadow of Empire.” \nTime and Date\n2:00 pm (AWST)\, Monday 9 November \nMode\nJoin the seminar online via the button below or in person at Wollaston Theological College\, 5 Wollaston Rd\, Mount Claremont WA \nJoin Seminar via Zoom\nISCASTISCAST is a network of people\, from students to distinguished academics\, exploring the interface of the sciences\, technology\, and Christianity. We are committed to Jesus Christ and we are convinced that Christian faith has much to say in engagement with the sciences. We are concerned that so many people\, both outside and some within the Christian church\, think that there is a destructive conflict between faith and science.
URL:https://vox.divinity.edu.au/event/wollaston-research-seminar-november/
LOCATION:Wollaston Theological College\, 5 Wollaston Road\, Mount Claremont\, WA\, 6010\, Australia
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