You are cordially invited to a free writing retreat at the Dalton McCaughey Library, 29 College Crescent, Parkville Vic on Wednesday, 17 April from 9am to 3:00pm AEST with guest speaker Brendan Byrne, SJ (DPhil, Oxford). Brendan will share insights from his prolific writing life as a NT scholar. Come when you can and leave…

Five Day Intensive Rev Penny Jones & Rev Dr Josephine Inkpin This unit will explore queer theology as it has emerged from queer theory, LGBTIQA justice struggles, and faith development and practice. It will acquaint students with the history and challenges of the term ‘queer’, and introduce the multiplicity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex,…

Five Day Intensive Elizabeth Waldron-Anstice Contemporary cultures may idealise, sentimentalise, dramatise, catastrophise and marginalise children, but in what ways do we spiritualise children? How do we speak of children’s spirituality, and how may we form and inhabit communities that enable the spiritual lives of children to thrive and contribute? This unit calls and resources participants…

Five Day Intensive Rev Assoc Prof Geoff Thompson, Rev Prof John Flett & Prof Amy Platinga Pauw This unit explores the roots of the Christian community in the messianic ministry of the crucified and risen Jesus Christ and the sending of the Spirit. It highlights the diverse embodiments of the church found in the New…