Resources
Presentations from Commondreams 2007
The following presentations were given at the inaugural Common Dreams conference in 2007. The files are available for download here although the copyright belongs to the original author.
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Women and the Church - A Critical Review
Patricia Brennan
Knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door: spiritual transformation in a time of certainty
Rev Stephanie Dowrick
Exploring Eco-Theology, Eco-Spirituality and Eco-Justice
Noel Preston
With friends like these: Reflections on the COMMON DREAMS event and its implications for theological scholarship in Australia and the South Pacific.
Gregory C. Jenks
The role of faith-based criticism of public policy and practice
Dr John Falzon
The 'Progressive' story in Australia
Rex A E Hunt
The resurgence of atheism: religion under attack
Nigel Leaves
God, Liturgy and Prayer in a New Story
Michael Morwood
Build and Sustain Faith Communities by Feeding the Hungry
Fred C. Plumer
Good, Bad, Indifferent or Furphy: the political influence of Christianity in a country of many faiths
Rev Elenie Poulos
Concrete, Candles and Communion: How a faith community changed through a dialogue of difference.
Sherri Weinberg
Like Catching Water in a Net: The (Im)possibilities of God-talk
Val Webb
The Common Dreams Final Address
Joe Bessler-Northcutt
What Good is Jesus in a Society of Many Faiths?
Joe Bessler-Northcutt
The ‘idyllic’ South Pacific – The mythology exposed.
Jenny Plane Te Paa
Diaspora identity and citizenship, Building civic society in Religious pluralism focusing on Muslim communities.
Izzat Abdulhadi
Program of Events
Event speakers
- Rev Dr Francis Macnab
- Dr Val Webb
- Rev Professor Sir Lloyd Geering
- Rev Dr Margaret Mayman
- Dr Gregory C Jenks
- Rabbi Aviva Kipen
- Rev Clay Nelson
- Fr Peter Kennedy
- Captain Jason Davies-Kildea
- Rev Dr Norman Habel
- Rev Rex Hunt
- Rev Jo Lane
- Hugh Mackay
- Rev Dr Ian Mavor
- Deshna Ubeda
- Rev John Smith
- Rev David Clark
- Rev Fred Plumer
- Professor Gary Bouma
- Sherene Hassan
