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Events may be moved online, cancelled or postponed at short notice due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 situation. Check with the event organiser listed on each post to confirm if the event is proceeding.
Rev. Assoc. Prof. John Dupuche will present an online seminar hosted by Catholic Theological College. From dualism to non-dualism, from obedience to autonomy, from doctrine to experience, from Word to Spirit, from...
On 10 May 2024, Catholic Theological College will host a symposium in honor of Rev. Professor Austin Cooper OMI AM (1931-2023) founding Master of CTC, historian, formator, and ecumenical friend. The symposium will...
The Rev'd Dr Christy Capper will present: Origin and Identity: “Maybe all the things that you thought made you 'you' aren’t really you” at the upcoming Wollaston Research Seminar on 13 May in Perth and online.
Exploring some connections between religious belief and ethics, this session considers the implications of these for both personal and societal ethical decision making in the Australian context.
This session we will consider Charles Taylor, a philosopher whose cultural analysis helps those of us who want to understand why belief in God is more difficult today than it was 500 years ago.
The Sixth Robin Sharwood Lecture will canvass where there have been apparent collisions between anti-discrimination law and church law and practice (for example, on women and LGBTQI issues), whether there needs to be a...
Come along and join with other researchers spending a Saturday focused on writing and enjoying a sense of community with others. Open to all higher degree by research candidates, University researchers and Minor Thesis...
This session explores Luke’s inclusion of women in the life and ministry of Jesus, points to his further inclusion of women in Acts, and investigates the implications for today.
This session will introduce participants to the topic of interculturality—the mutual exchange of cultural ideas. We will discuss how it relates to various church contexts and the challenge of mission.
Many people say (or fear?) that God and science don’t mix. This session is an introduction to the “conflict myth” and will offer some clues about how to understand the science–faith relationship as a harmonious one.
St Anselm’s Cur Deus Homo (“Why God became human”) is justifiably famous, but rarely read and often misunderstood. It is not about an angry God who needs someone to punish. Rather, directed against non-believers who...
This session is a brief introduction to artificial intelligence (including large language models like ChatGPT) and transhumanism, in which we will reflect on how Christians might think about future developments.
We will look at how the experience of beauty helps us understand some theological concepts; and also how, therefore, the Church has understood the place of art.
Join Wellspring Centre with Aboriginal nationally recognised Aboriginal Christian Leader, Brooke Prentis on Saturday 1 June 2024 for one or two or three sessions. Each session will include a talk, workshop practical...