University of DivinityAbout the Conference
At a time when Australia’s churches are still in an early phase of absorbing and responding to the findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, this two-and-a-half-day symposium aims to begin an inclusive, ecumenical and interdisciplinary conversation about the task of cultural change and renewal that lies ahead.
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View the ProgramWatch the keynote sessions
Select keynote sessions at the conference are being live-streamed. Due to the venue being located underground, we are experiencing some technical issues with intermittent interruptions in the live-stream. Please bear with us through these interruptions. High-quality recordings of the keynote sessions will be available for replay at the conclusion of the conference.
Keynote sessions which will be live-streamed and available for replay
Monday 27 August
09:00 Welcome
09:30 Introduction and Session 1: How did we get here, and where are we?
11:30 Session 2: Theological Implications
Tuesday 28 August
09:00 Session 5: Implications for Governance and Leadership
11:00 Session 6: Church Law
13:30 Session 7: Implications for Ministry
Vice-Chancellor’s Blog
- Vice-Chancellor’s Opening Address – 9:00, Monday 27 August 2018
- Can religious institutions come back after the Royal Commission? ABC Radio National Phillip Adams interviewed Professor Peter Sherlock (Vice-Chancellor, University of Divinity) and Desmond Cahill (Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Studies in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University)
Social Media
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Kerrie Burn
Pilgrim Theological College
Wishing the Spirit of Pentecost to flood the Conference in these coming days….
A fine address by Richard Lennan was marred by poor recording of the opening and then the last ten minutes. Nonetheless, it is food for fruitful reflection even from the distance of Scotland.
Hi Michael, we did have some technical issues with the live-stream cutting in and out due to the poor reception availability in the underground venue. However, each live-stream will be replaced with a higher quality recording as soon as possible following each day of the conference, and this has now been updated for all of Monday’s sessions. Thanks!