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Seminar Paper by Constant Mews – Venue : The University of Sydney 15 May 2017
Monday, 15 May 2017 Place: Kevin Lee Room Level 6, Lobby H Quadrangle Building Time: 4pm-5.30pm Prof Constant J. Mews (Monash University) “Rethinking Religious History in Global Perspective: Songlines, Sacred Stories and Theologies” Religious history can often become a celebration of what is parochial, without awareness of larger global issues. By contrast. the history of religions often deals with global perspectives, but can become out of touch with the specificity of particular moments in time and political circumstance. This lecture...
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Trajectories: boundaries and diversity in Evangelicalism This symposium is occasioned by the publication of the final volume in the History of Evangelicalism series (IVP). The Disruption of Evangelicalism examines the first half of the twentieth century. However the themes identified by Dr Geof f Treloar of ACT have potential for much wider application. Identity, diversity, response to rapid change, these are concerns with which evangelical Christians have grappled throughout their history. This is no less true for the churches of...
read moreNational Uniting Church History Conference
National Uniting Church History Conference At its meeting in 2015, the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia decided to establish a national historical society. This society will be launched at the first Uniting Church History Conference, to be held at Pilgrim Uniting Church in Adelaide from 9 to 12 June 2017 (Queen’s Birthday long weekend). The theme of this national conference, celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Uniting Church, is : ‘A Pilgrim People – 40 Years On’ It will include major lectures from invited...
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