CASE Weekly lecture series on Christianity and Contemporary Thought 2006
Published date: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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In 2006 CASE ran a weekly lecture series on ‘Christianity and Contemporary thought’.
The topics covered were:
- the economics of marriage
Lecturers include Megan Best, Andrew Cameron, Greg Clarke, Larissa Johnson, Lewis Jones, Gordon Menzies, Byron Smith and Justine Toh.
Mp3 downloads of each week’s lecture are available
Published date: Monday, October 30, 2006
A Bishop looks at Science from the viewpoint of the Christian Faith.
(This paper is the text of the 2006 Annual lecture of ISCAST (NSW) given by the Right Rev. Robert Forsyth BA, BD, ThL, Mth, DipA. Bishop of South Sydney, on 28 October 2006.)
I am approaching the matter strictly as the title suggests. I am no scientist and I fear I will disappoint those looking for a less impressionistic and non-systematic treatment that I have tonight. However,
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Published date: Saturday, October 28, 2006
On 28th October 2006, Bishop Rob Forsyth gave the ISCAST annual lecture on the topic of "‘Then a Miracle Occurs’: The Blessing and Limitations of Science".
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Being a Christian in Australia today: challenges and opportunities
Published date: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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How should a Christian relate to Australian society?
The 2006 Michael Orpwood Lecture, delivered at Katoomba, 30 September 2006.
The irony has not been lost on me that we are holding a lecture about being a Christian in Australian society during a conference that is held on the weekend most sacred to many Australians—footy grand finals weekend.
Whether this was a deliberate move by the organisers to emphasise the distance between Christians and
Published date: Sunday, October 01, 2006
The 19th annual New College Lecture Series explored the topic of Church and State. Three lecturers, Rev Dr Andrew Cameron (Moore Theological College, Sydney), the Hon John Anderson, MP (former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia) and Mr Kevin Rudd, MP (then Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade), examined the place of religious beliefs and expression in mainstream political life.
The lecturers each find a role for religious beliefs in public
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