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Postcolonial engagement: Politics, Religions, Scriptures
Call for papers
Proposals are invited for presentations that use postcolonial theory to engage with cultures, texts, traditions, teachings, rituals and/or practices in one of the following areas:
- Politics
- Religions
- Scriptures
Deadline: Paper proposals should be sent by 31 Mar 2014 (see next page for instructions)
Conference information
- Details about registration and program will be circulated at a later date
- Accommodation option: Uniting Venues (http://unitingvenues.org/northparramatta)
Guest speakers
Sharada Sugirtharajah, Senior Lecturer in Hindu Studies, Department of Theology and Religion at University of Birmingham (follow link to further information), is author of Imagining Hinduism: A Postcolonial Perspective (Routledge 2003, link to review) and Religious Pluralism and the Modern World: An Ongoing Engagement with John Hick (MacMillan Palgrave 2012, link to synopsis) and other publications on women issues, interreligious relations, and disaporic Hinduism.
R. S. Sugirtharajah, Professor of Biblical Hermeneutics, Department of Theology and Religion at University of Birmingham (follow link to further information) author of The Bible and Asia: From the Pre-Christian Era to the Postcolonial Age (Harvard University Press 2013, link to review), Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: History, Method, Practice (Blackwell 2012) and many works on biblical and postcolonial criticism.
To submit a proposal, fill out the following table and attach to an email to Jenny Stockton (jennys@nsw.uca.org.au) before 31 March 2014
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SFC Research Seminars
The SFC Research Seminars provide an avenue for Honours students, Masters students, and doctoral candidates to participate in a forum where faculty are presenting their own current work while also modelling good research and writing practice. These seminars are held three times each academic semester, and are open to clergy and members of the wider community.
These seminars are held in Lecture Room 1 (directly below the Roscoe Library), between 2.00pm and 5.00pm on the dates listed below.
The dates for SFC Research Seminars in 2013 are:
SEMESTER ONE
March 6
April 10
May 8
SEMESTER WO
July 24 (Special Guest Presenter: Dr Paula Gooder) Register Online
August 21
September 25
Details of the topics for presentations to these seminars are available online.
UQ Research Seminars
School of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Classics
Studies in Religion Seminar
Theology Series Program 2014
Note: Sessions begin at 2pm. Venue at UQ is TBA.
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| 7th March | Anne Klose: ‘The Lord’s Supper as Multivalent Sacrament in an Australian Baptist Context’
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| 4th April | Aaron Ghiloni: ‘Mission Concepts in World Religions’
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| 2nd May | Janice Rees: ‘The (Im) Material Body?: On Eucharist, Discipleship, and Subjectivity’
Clive Ayre: ‘Ecology and Diaconia’ |
| 6th June | Sam Hey: ‘Contemporary Pentecostal Theologies and their Responses to Religious and Social Change’ |
| 1st August | Neil Pembroke and Ray Reddicliffe: ‘The Healthcare Chaplain and Organizational Spirituality: Theology and Practice’ |
| 5th September | David McEwan: ‘Love, Holiness and Happiness; But is the Greatest of These Love?’ |
| 3rd October | David Pitman: ‘The Relevance of Reinhold Niebuhr for the Contemporary Academy and Church’ |
| 7th November | Anita Monro: ‘“It’s such a shame you’re not in a congregation!” Reclaiming the Diaconal Role of the Presbyter’ |
MATS 2014
Gospel Responses to Vital Issues Facing the Melanesian World in the 21st Century: Biblical, Theological, Missiological
The Melanesian Association of Theological Schools 2014 conference and meeting of educators and postgraduate students from the theological schools of Melanesia will be held at the Christian Leaders’ Training College, Banz campus (near Mt. Hagen), from 7 to 10 July. The conference begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, 7 July, and concludes at 9 p.m. on Thursday, 10 July. Conference fees are K400, which includes accommodation (4 nights), meals (11 meals), and pick-up and drop-off at Mt Hagen airport. Inquiry Contact: Doug Hanson, e-mail: graduate_studies@cltc.ac.pg
Griffith Climate Change Public Seminar–The Role of Faith in Climate Change Adaptation
Dear Friends,
Please join us for the next enlightening Griffith Climate Change Public Seminar (the final seminar for 2013) – The role of faith in climate change adaptation.
Date: Thursday, 14 November 2013
Time: free supper from 5:30 pm with 6 pm seminar start. Concludes with audience questions and discussion at 8 pm
Venue: EcoCentre, Griffith University, Nathan campus
(http://griffith.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c6f66e03fba27d1934908fab&id=e597c30892&e=f1c174ad5a)
Summary: This presentation explores the role faith plays in supporting climate change adaptation. This will be examined from two perspectives. First, faith will be examined as a personal motivator to face challenges, strengthen resilience and maintain persistence in work. Second, faith as an institution will be examined as an important contributor to resilient communities and policy making. This discussion will also include the presentation of a deliberative democratic framework of nine principles to facilitate in infusion of faith perspectives in climate change decision making.
We have a fantastic line up of speakers:
Presenter:
Dr Brian J Adams, Director of the Multi-Faith Centre, Griffith University
(http://griffith.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c6f66e03fba27d1934908fab&id=032dcdf7b4&e=f1c174ad5a)
Panelists:
* Dr Sylvie Shaw, Lecturer in Religion and Spirituality Studies, University of Queensland
(http://griffith.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c6f66e03fba27d1934908fab&id=ad41b534de&e=f1c174ad5a)
* The Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt, Dean, Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
(http://griffith.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=3c6f66e03fba27d1934908fab&id=b8e3a2605c&e=f1c174ad5a)
Register:
To assist with catering RSVP to Lisa Malcolm:
l.malcolm@griffith.edu.au (mailto:l.malcolm@griffith.edu.au) or call the EcoCentre on 07 3735 7124.
Further information: http://griffith.us7.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=3c6f66e03fba27d1934908fab&id=65404c1e87&e=f1c174ad5a
Kindest Regards,
Multi~Faith Centre
Nathan Campus, Griffith University
170 Kessels Road, Nathan
Brisbane, Queensland, 4111 Australia
T: +61 (0)7 3735 7052 F: +61 (0)7 3735 7131
Summer School, Melbourne
Trinity College Theological School (University of Melbourne) presents an Anglican Summer School in 2014
You are invited to join us for a conference at Trinity College Theological School, delivered by internationally renowned theological scholars. Join us for a week of education, discussion and ministry as we look at The place of theology in ministry.
Keynote speakers
- Professor Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School, USA
- The Revd Professor Dorothy Lee, Dean of Trinity College Theological School and Frank Woods Professor of New Testament
- The Revd Professor Andrew McGowan, Warden of Trinity College and Joan FW Munro Professor of Historical Theology
- The Revd Canon Dr Ray Cleary, Director of Ministry Formation & Sambell Lecturer in Pastoral and Public Theology
- Dr Felicity Harley-McGowan, Trinity College Theological School Adjunct Faculty
- Professor Peter Sherlock, Vice-Chancellor, MCD University of Divinity
Find out more information about the Summer School and view the draft program
Call for papers
There are already several academic conferences planned for 2014 that have issued their call for papers. These include:
- Symposium on Theology, Spirituality and Cancer (University of Auckland)
- Society of Asian Biblical Studies (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
- ANZ Association of Theological Schools (University of Notre Dame, Fremantle)
For further information about these and other opportunities for conference papers, see the dedicated page under the Research tab.
The Question of Nature
The Australian Academy of Humanities’ 2013 Symposium will be hosted by the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies,The University of Queensland. The symposium will explore the ways in which the humanities are vital to understanding the way communities deal with environmental change. The event will feature 14 speakers and panelists, including Professor Iain McCalman whose award-winning work Darwin’s Armada (Penguin, 2009) was the basis of the TV series, Darwin’s Brave New World. The Question of Nature will showcase some of the most exciting scholarship in the environmental humanities. For more information please visit www.humanities.org.au
Call for Papers: Society of Asian Biblical Studies
The 2014 meeting of the Society of Asian Biblical Studies will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 23 to 25 June. One of the principal objectives of SABS is to foster biblical scholarship and research in Asia that takes seriously the Asian context—its cultures, religions and methodologies. It is therefore imperative that papers presented at this meeting are attempts to understand the Bible from varied Asian perspectives. Proposals for papers that deal with our theme of Violence in the Human and Earth Community – Asian Biblical Response will be especially welcome.
Proposals must be submitted to styofabs@gmail.com or online at www.sabs-site.com by December 30, 2013.
TEMPLATE FOR PROPOSAL
Name (as you would like it to appear in the program):
Mailing Address:
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Please circle the area or topic to which you think your paper should belong:
Apocalyptic Literature, Asian/Pacific Biblical Hermeneutics, Biblical Archaeology, Bible and Disability Studies, Bible Translations, Ecology and the Bible, Economics and the Bible, Feminist Interpretations of the Bible, General Epistles, Historical Books, Historical Jesus, Historical-Critical Readings of the Bible, Johannine Studies, Pauline Studies, Literary Criticism of the Bible, Pedagogy and/of Biblical Studies, Pentateuch, Postcolonial Criticism of the Bible, Prophets, Psalms, Queer Criticism of the Bible, Reception and Recycle of Biblical Narratives, Synoptic Gospels and Acts, Wisdom Literature, Teaching the Bible in Asia.Title of the Paper:
Language in which the paper will be presented:
Abstract (300 words or less):
The Question of Nature
The Australian Academy of Humanities’ 2013 Symposium will explore the ways in which the humanities are vital to understanding the way communities deal with environmental change. The event will feature 14 speakers and panelists, including Professor Iain McCalman whose award-winning workDarwin’s Armada (Penguin, 2009) was the basis of the TV series, Darwin’s Brave New World. The Question of Nature will showcase some of the most exciting scholarship in the environmental humanities. For more information please visit www.humanities.org.au.
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