Following Christ: Streams of Christian Spirituality In a couple of weeks I will begin teaching ‘Introduction to Christian Theology’ for 2016’s new students at Charles Sturt University. For many students it is their first theological subject and they will be watching me closely. Some have become suspicious or cynical of Christian teachers through hurt or […]
Gypsy life led Gil Docking into feted arts administration career
Gil Docking 1919-2015 In March 1952, the students and staff of the Theological Hall in Queen’s College, at the University of Melbourne, met in retreat before the beginning of the academic year. At the opening session in the Chapel, a young Adonis followed the sombrely dressed clerical professors to the lectern. A handsome giant of a man, he was dressed […]
In Praise of Gaps (and those who stand in them)
A reflection by Rev Dr Geoff Broughton, December 2015 Parker J Palmer, an educator and Quaker, has been one of the most reliable spiritual guides in my life since I first met him nearly 20 years ago in San Francisco. In one of his recent books, Healing the Heart of Democracy, he writes about the […]
Carols of Compassion
Why are we singing Christmas Carols here, outside the Department of Immigration? Government employees, prison officers and border protection personnel – forget for the moment security guards contracted to private companies – are not theologically bound to love their enemies, to renounce retribution, or to act justly, to love mercy or to walk humbly. As […]
Advent: A Season for Singing
In a consumer culture like ours it has become a financial necessity for the retailers to be the “advent” of Christmas. In shopping centres everywhere the Christmas carols we love to sing appear along with the Christmas trees, decorations and the incessant advertising. Well-intentioned attempts to revive the “meaning for the season” fall largely on […]
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