1.45 pm, Sunday 25 October 2009 St. Francis’ Monastery Hall, Elizabeth & Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne.
This is the third conversation in our series, Climate change: culture of transition. The series is a follow-up to the publication of Golden Years: Grounds for Hope.
In this seminar, Spirituality and the earth, we continue to explore our response to climate change. We look at the intimate relationship between our spirituality and the earth. As a starting point, we draw on the inspiration of Fr Thomas Berry who died on 1st June. He was an outstanding thinker in ecological theology and his writings opened new windows for us. Three speakers to start discussion: Jim Bowler, Geoff Lacey and Jan Watson.
Recommended reading in advance:
Thomas Berry 1990, The dream of the earth. Veronica Brady 2003, Journey into the land, in Changing places: re-imagining Australia, ed. John Cameron, pp. 264-271. Thomas Merton 1968, Conjectures of a guilty bystander, part 3.
PROGRAM
1.55 Registration – 4.40 Meeting closes.
Access: The Monastery Hall is next to St Francis’ Church, behind the Pastoral Centre: close to Melbourne Central Station and tram routes. Enter from Lonsdale St.
A contribution to cover costs will be appreciated.
ENQUIRIES: Geoff Lacey (9489 4784) [ glacey at unimelb.edu.au]; or Annette Atkinson (9381 4505) [ jeffann at bigpond.net.au].
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