This statement is developed from an e-mail sent to the Prime Minister earlier this month.
A STATEMENT ON ASYLUM SEEKERS
TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
Wes Campbell, November 2009
I offer these reflections as a way of gaining some clarity about our response to asylum seekers in the light of the Prime minister’s espoused source of [...]
THE NOTION OF ‘RADICAL CHURCH’ takes the world seriously – that is, we are to take the world seriously as the place where God is active. That includes meeting together as a community where we learn to care for each other, and prompting each other to be aware of what is happening in the wider [...]
The Acts of the Apostles study 12th October 2009
Having risen from my sick bed late last week there was a Bible study at lunchtime today!! And we meet again next week.
By way of recalling what we have done, I made some general observations:
• The early Christian movement was Jewish – the split came in the AD70s. [...]
An Agape Meal will close the semester. On Saturday 19th September a number of us will meet at 128 Gatehouse St, Parkville (tel: 9349 21420 to eat and to have conversation about the faith.
It is called an ‘Agape Meal (a ‘love feast’) because we follow the pattern of meeting adopted by the early church when [...]
It is most important that we read Luke with an eye to his own interests. We should let him provide us with his understanding of the early years of the church.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer says:
‘When Christ calls someone, he bids them come and die.’
Bible Study UniMelb: Acts of the Apostles, 7th September 2009
Today we began with a general conversation about ‘suffering’. I have remembered that I posted some reflections on that theme on the BLOG: http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/radicalchurc…
I will add to that soon with reference to the discussion of atheism (Alister McGrath) and the ‘God who suffers’ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer).
We recalled the [...]
THURSDAY FORUMS:
brief but serious Christian thinking!
1– 2.00pm Thursday lunchtimes
Alice Hoy Building (Education) , room 330
Following on the discussion of science and Christian theology in first semester, we are broadening the discussion to take up some current cultural and historical challenges with visiting theologians. The sessions are short but interactive. Hosted by Wes Campbell, chaplain.
Due to [...]
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES STUDY GROUP
2. Semester 2009
Led by Wes Campbell
These notes are an introduction to the Monday study, 3rd August, on the Acts of the Apostles.
I will say something of what we have done previously, then give a few pointers for our study in this second semester.
In past semesters we [...]
A Gathering of Christians on Campus.
On Wednesday 19th August, 1.00 to 2.00pm, there will be an ecumenical service of readings, song and prayer, on the theme of ‘Discipleship/a call to faithfulness’. Venue; Gryphon Gallery, first floor of 1888 Graduates Building, Grattan St (near the corner of Swanston St). The gathering is organised by university chaplains [...]
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