As we each reflect on the ANZAC Day centenary out of our own experience and history, there are two good articles that now appear on the ABC Religion and Ethics website. One by my good friend and mentor (and lifelong friend of former rector Clive Watkins) Bishop Stephen Pickard (it will also appear in the […]
Christian Hope and Suffering
For our last PEACEtalk I shared some of my reflections on mental illness and theology. One of the central points that I tried to make was that Christians are not to explain away suffering by pretending that it is a good in disguise. Now we have to be careful here, don’t we? After all, there […]
Who is Jesus Christ for us today?
Across the various subjects I teach my favourite is the second year subject called ‘Jesus the Christ’. Christology is a central part of Christian theology. The study of Jesus can be exciting (even exhilarating!) and exhausting. More books about Jesus are written each year than anyone can keep up with: ranging from the excellent to the […]
PEACEtalks: Aaron Weiss hangout
Friday the 30th of January @ 6.30pm! Aaron Weiss is the front-person for the American indie band Mewithoutyou. Aaron Weiss is known for his profound and confounding lyrics which draw on themes from Sufism, Christianity, Hegelian philosophy and much, much more. Aaron has kindly agreed to drop into PEACEtalks to speak to us about the […]
Beginnings
As an innovator I am one of those people who begins well but doesn’t always finish well. The pile of unread and half-read books is always higher than the pile of completed books. Some of you are hardwired the other way around and find loose ends annoying and frustrating. You prefer finishing a job properly […]
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