Daring conference
Photos from the Daring Conference can be found here. TIM LAM The Uniting Church is characterised by a diversity of cultural and theological perspectives.
Feminist theology
CATH MCKINNEY For Equality gives strength, in all things and at all times. Meister Eckhart. Feminism: The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of equality of the sexes.
The future is here
Much of the business of Synod 2016 concerned the future of the Church based on proposals relating to Major Strategic Review.
Playing their part in the polls
ROS MARSDEN Most of our readers will pick up Crosslight the day after the federal election.
Power of love
How do you think about power? Is it a good word or an ‘ugly’ word in your vocabulary? Often, it seems to be coupled with words like ‘too much’ or ‘too little,’ or use and abuse.
A well-worn path
Book | Quarterly Essay- Firing Line, Australia’s Path To War | James Brown Review by GARTH JONES ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum.’ (‘If you want peace, prepare for war’).
Where there’s a will
Film | God Willing (Subtitled) | (PG) By PENNY MULVEY Billed as ‘Italy’s #1 smash-hit comedy’ and titled God Willing, one can’t help but be a little curious.
God in the margins
The Chinese Church has undergone dramatic change in the past few decades. Two men with considerable knowledge of the church in China are Rev Dr Ji Zhang and Rev Zhu Enshou.
Family Tri-dition
Wesley College student Tim Bliss is knee deep in economics, biology, maths and chemistry books.
Developing dementia-friendly congregations
CHARISSE EDE For the past eight years, Joan Waters has thought, read, wept and prayed about dementia. The insidious disease has taken hostage of her husband of 65 years, Reynolds, a retired Uniting Church minister.
Raising awareness, and money
Last month 60 Cornish College students and 11 staff swapped their warm beds for cardboard boxes when they took part in the Winter Sleep Out. The event has already raised $12,000, with more money set to come in.
Learning from students
What does a group of middle aged and older people and a gang of grade 6 students have in common? At Darebin, it’s a love of their iPads.