Professor James K.A. Smith will present the New College Lectures in Sydney on the 23rd and 24th May 2012. He will also deliver a keynote address on the 26th May to a conference to be co-hosted by CASE and the Anglican Education Commission. The New College Lectures have traditionally been run in Aug/Sept but this ‘space’ is so now crowded with so many Christian events that we are moving the Lectures to May each year.
James Smith is Canadian by birth, but now lives in Grand Rapids (Michigan) where he is Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College. He teaches in the Department of Congregational and Ministry Studies and serves as a Research Fellow of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He has written or edited 17 books including ‘Teaching and Christian Practices: Reshaping Faith and Learning’ (with David I. Smith), ‘Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview and Cultural Formation’, ‘Science and the Spirit’, ‘Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church (The Church and Postmodern Culture)’ and, ‘Hermeneutics at the Crossroads’ (with Kevin Vanhoozer and Bruce Ellis Benson).
The all day conference on Saturday 26th May will be for anyone interested in education, with most of the sessions to be school focussed. Prof Smith will present the opening address. This event is part of the ‘New Perspectives’ agenda that has been an outcome of the work of the Anglican Education Commission, and in particular, the Anglican Education Forum which it has co-ordinated.
This is preliminary notice of both events. Registration for both events will be available soon. Watch the CASE blog and website.
By Trevor Cairney, Bryan Cowling & Michael Jensen
SEE PROMO FLYER
This book was born out of a challenge from Archbishop Peter Jensen in his 2009 Isaac Armitage Lecture - “Is there such a thing as Anglican Education?” A group of educators, theologians and academics was formed to explore the question. In doing so we have tried to draw on the best that there is to offer from the fields of education, philosophy, humanities and the social sciences, always grounded in our understanding of the Bible. From very early on we concluded that we needed to seek wisdom in three key areas:
Why? Knowing what our priorities and purposes should be in raising children, nurturing them in the faith and teaching them the skills they need for life.
What? Seeking knowledge of what these priorities and purposes mean for the things we teach.
How? Making wise and informed choices each day about schooling, curriculum and pedagogy?
Our interim conclusion is that Anglican education should be different, not just in the results we achieve, but in how the very institution is used redemptively by God. Our belief is that this should be seen in the lives of the students, the families associated with the school, and in the impact of the school on wider community. We encourage you to read this first instalment and join us in addressing the issues raised.
To purchase a copy of this newly released book, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and include your name and address details. The Anglican Education Commission will forward you a copy of New Perspectives on Anglican Education and an invoice as soon as possible.
(Please Note: the AEC office will be closed from Christmas Eve and will re-open on Monday, 16 January 2012. If you order a copy of ‘New Perspectives on Anglican Education’ during this period they will forward a copy to you once the office has re-opened.)
1. Case Magazine: Selling Christmas
Christmas: it’s used to sell just about everything, from dresses to drills, peaches to Playstations, and cards to… well… Case magazine! Is the retailer’s dream also the Christian’s nightmare, or is it a unique opportunity to share God incarnate with the world? Should Christians withdraw from this often far-from-holy public holiday (not to mention, for Australian Christians, a far-too-Northern-Hemisphere snow and holly-day), revel in it, or find alternative ways to celebrate it?
These are some of the issues explored in the latest edition of Case magazine, along with the question of whether the incarnate God of Christmas carols is just too strange to believe today, the value of celebrating a shared Christian calendar, and why we include Three Kings in nativity scenes. We hope you enjoy reading and thinking about Christmas this Christmas.
We would like to extend our apologies to Case Magazine subscribers for the late arrival of this issue. Our printers have had to postpone printing due to Christmas demand. However we are assured it will be in your mailboxes before Christmas, and we hope you have a chance to enjoy reading it over the holidays.
2. Case for Christmas – Special Offer!
Case Magazine subscriptions are a great gift idea. Subscribe on behalf of your friend or family member, and they will receive four issues of Case Magazine throughout the year and CASE Associate Membership.
As a special offer, all gift subscriptions between now and the end of December will receive two free back-issues of Case Magazine of your choice* (valued at up to $27.90) – one to wrap with a gift certificate for the recipient, and one as a gift to you to thank you for supporting CASE. Simply fill out the subscription form here. (Back-issues will be sent to the purchasers address.)
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3. New Perspectives on Anglican Education
Hot off the press is a new book by CASE Director, Trevor Cairney, written together with Bryan Cowling and Michael Jensen. The book, New Perspectives on Anglican Education: Reconsidering Purpose and Plotting a Future Direction does exactly that—it re-examines the purposes of school education with an eye to developing a pedagogy suitable for implementation in Anglican Schools.
For more about the book and its aims see the recent CASE blog post on Anglican Education (link below).
4. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• ‘Selling’ Christmas
• Helping our Children have a right attitude to work, rest and play
• The Gospel and Globalisation
• Understanding the ‘Social Perspective’ of Others
• New Perspectives on Anglican Education
• A Right View of Indoctrination?
Thanks for supporting CASE. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas, and that it may be a time of rest and thankfulness as we reflect on God’s blessing and kindness to us in the gift of His Son.
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
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1. Theology and the Future
Thanks to all who attended the 2011 New College Lectures – they were a great success, providing much food for thought. Abridged versions of all three lectures are printed in the current issue of Case Magazine, along additional papers and reviews. There are also several new blog-posts on the website which discuss some of the ideas in the issue (see below).
Become a CASE Associate to receive your copy of Case #28 and the subsequent three issues of Case magazine. By becoming a CASE associate you will also receive discounts/free entry to CASE events and will have access to associates-only resources on our CASE website. To find out more about becoming a CASE associate member click here.
2. Case for Christmas – Special Offer!
As the shopping centres are forcefully reminding us, Christmas is fast approaching. What better way to celebrate Jesus’ birth than by giving someone you care about a Case Magazine subscription. By subscribing on their behalf, your friend or family member will receive four issues of Case Magazine throughout the year and CASE Associate Membership.
As a special offer, all gift subscriptions between now and the end of December will receive two free back-issues of Case Magazine of your choice* (valued at up to $27.90) – one to wrap with a gift certificate for the recipient, and one as a gift to you to thank you for supporting CASE.
Simply fill out the subscription form here, ticking the ‘gift subscription’ box, and send an .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)nominating which back issues you would like. (Back-issues will be sent to the purchasers address.)
* Subject to availability
3. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• Review of Children’s Bible Apps
• Theology and the Future of Education and the Church
• Theology and the Future of Humanity
• The Bible, Human Rights and Justice
Thanks for supporting CASE
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
Ph: +61 2 9381 1999 F: +61 2 9381 1909.
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1. New College Lectures 2011: Theology and the Future
What Christians believe about God should influence how they understand the past, live within the present and contemplate the future. This year the New College Lectures will address the theme ‘Theology and the Future’, and each will be followed by a discussant’s response and question time.
Before the first of these lectures from 6.00-7:15pm on Tuesday 27th September, we would be delighted if you could join us for drinks and canapés. This pre-lecture event will be held at New College Village (across Anzac Pde from New College, next to NIDA). Following this informal event we will walk to the lecture which will be held in the Main Common Room of New College, UNSW.
‘Theology & the Future of Education’
Prof John McDowell (Newcastle University)
Discussant: Archbishop Peter Jensen
7:30pm – Tues 27th September
‘Theology & the Future of the Church’
Rev Dr David Starling (Morling College)
Discussant: Rev Dr Robert Doyle
7:30pm – Wed 28th September
‘Theology & the Future of Humanity’
Rev Dr Michael Jensen (Moore College)
Discussant: Bishop Robert Forsyth
7:30pm – Thurs 29th September
Admission is FREE, but please reserve your seats for each lecture and RSVP for the Tuesday evening drinks & canapés by Friday 23 September.
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More Information About the 2011 New College Lectures
2. Case Magazine
Case #28 ‘Theology and the Future’ is almost ready for printing, so keep an eye on your mailbox for it in the next couple of weeks. The content will reflect and extend the topics covered in this year’s New College Lectures. As well as containing articles from our three 2011 Lecturers, it includes discussions by Rhys Bezzant on The Future of Worship and Greg Clarke on The Future of the Bible, and reviews of two thought-provoking books of significance to the future of Christianity.
Become a CASE Associate to receive your copy of Case #28 and the subsequent three issues of Case magazine. By becoming a CASE associate you will also receive discounts/free entry to CASE events and will have access to associates-only resources on our CASE website. To find out more about becoming a CASE associate member click here.
3. Congratulations!
CASE would like to congratulate Greg Restall (University of Melbourne) and Roger White (MIT), who have papers included in the Philosopher’s Annual’s ‘Top Ten Papers of 2010’ list (see here). Both Christian philosophers, Greg and Roger have contributed papers to CASE in the past which are available through the website:
Greg Restall ‘Logic for Apologetics.’ (Full text available to public here.)
Roger White, ‘Fine Tuning and Multiple Universes.’ (Full text available to CASE Associates here.)
4. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• Theology and the future: A practical matter
• Beauty in the ‘dappled’ things of life
• In Memory of 9/11
Thanks for supporting CASE
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
Ph: +61 2 9381 1999 F: +61 2 9381 1909.
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1. Case Magazine
If you are a subscriber to Case magazine, you should by now have received your copy of Case #27 ‘Acts of God’, exploring natural disasters and the questions they pose for Christians. We hope you are enjoying it, and finding it thought-provoking. Unfortunately, due to clashes with other events, we have had to cancel the CASE Quarterly Seminar on this topic, advertised for August 29th.
Case #28 ‘Theology and the Future’ is now underway, and the content will reflect and extend the topics covered in this year’s New College Lectures. As well as containing articles from our 2011 Lecturers (see below), it will also include a discussion by Dr Rhys Bezzant on Theology and the Future of Worship and Dr Greg Clarke on Theology and the Future of the Bible.
Become a CASE Associate to receive your copy of Case #27 and the subsequent three issues of Case magazine. By becoming a CASE associate you will also receive discounts/free entry to CASE events and will have access to associates-only resources on our CASE website. To find out more about becoming a CASE associate member click here.
2. ISCAST – CASE Lecture
CASE and ISCAST (Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology) are delighted to invite you to the following lecture this coming Tuesday evening.
Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?
Professor Nancey Murphy
7:30pm, Monday August 23rd, Main Common Room, New College, UNSW
$20 (adults) / $15 (ISCAST or CASE members, students, or pensioners)
Nancey Murphy is a Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, USA. She has co-edited eleven volumes and authored ten books, including Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies? and Did My Neurons Make Me Do It? Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will. Her research interests focus on the role of modern and postmodern philosophy in shaping Christian theology, on relations between theology and science, and on relations among philosophy of mind, neuroscience, and Christian anthropology.
For more information, including parking suggestions, see here.
3. New College Lectures: Theology and the Future (Sept 27-29)
The 2011 New College Lectures are fast approaching – make sure you have the dates in your diary:
Theology and the Future of Education
Prof John McDowell (Newcastle University)
Theology and the Future of the Church
Rev Dr David Starling (Morling College)
Theology and the Future of Humanity
Rev Dr Michael Jensen (Moore College)
4. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• Where is God in the midst of disasters?
• Everyday theology: How to read cultural texts and interpret trends
• Asking the second question
• Acts of God
Thanks for supporting CASE
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
Ph: +61 2 9381 1999 F: +61 2 9381 1909.
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CASE News 18th July 2011
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1. Case Magazine
Case #27 is just about to go to press. Our theme for this issue is ‘Acts of God’, looking at natural disasters and the questions they pose for Christians: Should Christians defend God’s justice in the face of earthquakes, cyclones and the like, and if so, how? Does the media report on disasters in an ethical way, and how can Christians make a difference? How have Christians interpreted natural disasters throughout history? Can we predict or control natural disasters?
Become a CASE Associate to receive your copy of Case #27 and the subsequent three issues of Case magazine. By becoming a CASE associate you will also receive discounts/free entry to CASE events and will have access to associates-only resources on our CASE website. To find out more about becoming a CASE associate member click here.
2. ISCAST – CASE Lecture
CASE and ISCAST (Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology) are delighted to invite you to the following lecture this coming Monday evening. For more information, click here.
How we became human from the beginning. The current evidence and what may a Christian make of it?
Emeritus Professor Michael Knight
7:30pm, Monday July 18th, Main Common Room, New College, UNSW
Michael is an Emeritus Professor of Hydrogeology at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Make sure you also have the next CASE-ISCAST lecture with Nancey Murphy in your diary:
Did my neurons make me do it?
7:30pm, Tuesday August 23rd, Main Common Room, New College, UNSW
3. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• John Flynn & the Australian Inland Mission: Faith in Action
• The Busy Life
• ‘To Change the World’: A Review
• A ‘Claytons’ use of Twitter
• Christian ePicture Books for Children - Free giveaway
• The future of theology
Thanks for supporting CASE
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
Ph: +61 2 9381 1999 F: +61 2 9381 1909.
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1. CASE Quarterly Seminar
Case #27 is progressing well, and will contain a number of articles dealing with natural disasters and the challenges they pose for Christians in the world. Should Christians defend God’s justice in the face of earthquakes, cyclones and the like, and if so, how? Does the media report on disasters in an ethical way, and how can Christians make a difference? How have Christians interpreted natural disasters throughout history?
Become a CASE Associate to receive your copy of Case #27 and the subsequent three issues of Case magazine. By becoming a CASE associate you will also receive discounts/free entry to CASE events and will have access to associates-only resources on our CASE website. To find out more about becoming a CASE associate member click here.
2. ISCAST – CASE Lecture
CASE and ISCAST (Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology) are delighted to invite you to the following lecture.
How we became human from the beginning. The current evidence and what may a Christian make of it?
Emeritus Professor Michael Knight
7:30pm, Monday July 18th, Main Common Room, New College, UNSW
Michael is an Emeritus Professor of Hydrogeology at the University of New South Wales.
3. New College Lectures
Make sure you have the New College Lectures in your diary. This year we are doing something a little different, and have invited three young theologians working in Australia to offer their perspectives on ‘The Future of Theology’.
The Future of Theology
Rev Dr Michael Jensen
Prof John McDowell
Rev Dr David Starling
27th – 29th September, 2011.
For more information, contact Jonathan Billingham.
(02) 9381 1740 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
4. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• The Mark of a True Man
• The Invisibility of Christian themes in Blockbuster Movies
• Happiness & the folly of the positive Life
• King James Version of the Bible 400 today!
Thanks for supporting CASE
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
Ph: +61 2 9381 1999 F: +61 2 9381 1909.
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CASE News 28th April 2011
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1. CASE Quarterly Seminar
We hope you have had a chance to read through Case #26, and think about Christian attitudes to debt. CASE quarterly seminars provide a forum for our readers to discuss the contents of the latest issue of Case magazine, together with one or more of the contributing authors.
The next quarterly seminar will be held this Monday, 2nd May, from 6:30-8pm at New College Village, UNSW (corner Anzac Pde and Day Ave). The seminar will include Ben Gooley and David Hohne talking through their articles, as well as general discussion of the ‘Indebted’ issue.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Dani (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)). All welcome!
2. ISCAST – CASE Lectures
CASE and ISCAST (Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology) are delighted to invite you to the following two lectures.
How we became human from the beginning. The current evidence and what may a Christian make of it?
Emeritus Professor Michael Knight
7:30pm, Monday July 18th, Main Common Room, New College, UNSW
Michael is an Emeritus Professor of Hydrogeology at the University of New South Wales.
Did my neurons make me do it?
Professor Nancey Murphy
7:30pm, Tuesday 23rd August at 7.30 pm
Nancey is the Professor of Christian Philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Her first book, Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning (Cornell, 1990) won the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence.
3. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• Baptist Contributions at Easter: A Powerful Word & a Brilliant Dance
• A Beautiful Jesus?
• The Paradox of Easter
• What is the True Scandal of the Evangelical Mind?
• The Loss of Civility (& it’s Consequences)
Thanks for supporting CASE
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
Ph: +61 2 9381 1999 F: +61 2 9381 1909.
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1. Case Magazine #26
Case #26 is hot off the press! This edition explores many facets of indebtedness from a Christian perspective, ranging from questions of personal debt (should Christians be different in their approach to debt?) to sovereign debt forgiveness (is this something Christians should call for?) to parallels between moral and financial debt. Other articles expose consumerism, and encourage us to come to grips with the often neglected biblical tension between financial prudence and reckless generosity.
Become a CASE Associate to receive your copy of Case #26 and the subsequent three issues of Case magazine. By becoming a CASE associate you will also receive discounts/free entry to CASE events and will have access to associates-only resources on our CASE website. To find out more about becoming a CASE associate member click here.
2. Past issues of Case magazine
Individual past issues of Case magazine are now available for sale through the the website here. These are a fantastic resource for individuals, bible study groups, churches, libraries or schools.
As our government wrestles with the issue of climate change and how to respond to it, you might like to look at Case #11 Testing the Weather and Case #13 The Christian and Politics. Other topic areas covered in recent years include Living and Dying Ethically (#17), City Life (#18) and Music and Theology (#23). For a full list of past issues, see here.
Recent Issues: $13.95
Older Issues: $7.95
3. Latest posts on the CASE Blog
In our CASE blog we seek to engage with issues and ideas that are relevant to contemporary life. We welcome your comments and feedback. Some of our recent blog posts are:
• We are all indebted!
• A Phone App to Help Students & Academics
• Raising Boys Sights Above the Gross & Violent
• The Impact of the Internet on Learning, Truth and Communication
• Indebtedness: What the Bible has to Say About Debt & Saving
• The Christian Mind
• Will the book survive?
• The Increasing Irrelevance of Universities
Thanks for supporting CASE
Trevor Cairney
Director, Centre for Apologetic Scholarship and Education (CASE)
New College, University of NSW, 2052.
Ph: +61 2 9381 1999 F: +61 2 9381 1909.
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