Opening Eyes, Opening Minds, Opening Hearts
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Opening Eyes, Opening Minds, Opening Hearts
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PURPOSES OF THE PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN
NETWORK OF VICTORIA INC
1. Promote progressive Christian thought and practice.
2. Explore the implications of critical
biblical scholarship and
the emerging proposals of eminent contemporary theologians,
scholars and others.
3. Explore alternatives to traditional
religious beliefs and
practices and new ways to understand religious faith.
The Network will:
Provide opportunities for sharing
experience, knowledge and
resources among members and other interested persons
Organise seminars, colloquiums and discussions
Coordinate and promote speaking tours by
eminent
international and Australian thinkers and teachers
Encourage Australian scholars,
theologians and others to
conduct research, write, speak and teach on aspects of
progressive Christian thought and practice and
Interact with kindred bodies at the
national and international
level to pursue common aims.
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“Agreeing to Disagree: Jews, Christians & the Meaning of the Bible” with Amy Jill Levine; St George's Anglican Church Hall, Glenferrie Rd, Malvern. Tuesday 8 July at 7.30pm. Tickets at the door.
“Reclaiming the Resurrection” with Bernard Brandon Scott; St Michaels’ Uniting Church, Melbourne; Friday evening 1 August at 7.30pm and Saturday morning and afternoon, 2 August. Bookings opening soon! Download information and a booking form by clicking here. This file opens with Adobe Reader. If you don't have it on your computer, click here to download it first.
"Personal Reflections on a
Progressive Christian Faith"; three speakers give their perspective; St
David's Uniting Church, Cnr Burke Rd and Mont Albert Rd, Canterbury. Sunday
14 September at 3pm.
Ian Lawton's 2008 Visit: Ian
is the Executive Minister, Preaching and Theological Enquiry at the Christ
Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan, USA - a vibrant, practicing,
progressive community - and a board member of the Centre for Progressive
Christianity. He is also a young Australian who will share with us something
of new direction and opportunities in the development of progressive
communities. Ian will be a key facilitator at the gathering Making Space:
Practicing a Nuanced Christian Faith at Amberley Retreat Centre in Lower
Plenty in Melbourne. You can download an early flyer outlining the event by
clicking here [opens with Adobe Reader;
25KB] and watch this space for more information.
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[August 2006 Newsletter; 148KB]
[October 2006 Newsletter; 128KB]
[December 2006 Newsletter; 115KB]
[February 2007 Newsletter; 133KB]
[April 2007 Newsletter; 137KB]
[August 2007 Newsletter; 162KB]
[September 2007 Newsletter; 179KB] - note: the Common Dreams DVD order form mentioned is downloadable here [19KB]
[October 2007 Newsletter; 143KB]
[December 2007 Newsletter; 122KB]
[February 2008 Newsletter; 199KB]
[March 2008 Newsletter; 238KB]
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Item 1: June 4 2006: Participants at the launch of the Progressive Christian Network of Victoria, heard Rev Rex Hunt of Canberra refer to a newly published book by New York's Union Theological Seminary Academic and United Methodist minister, Professor Hal Taussig. The book A New Spiritual Home, Progressive Christianity at the Grass Roots explores five characteristics of a vibrant, progressive Christian Faith. Professor Taussig summarised the book in the May-June edition of The Fourth R, the journal of the Westar Institute. The Westar Institute gave approval for the article to be reproduced on the website of St David's Uniting Church in Canterbury, Melbourne. The link is below. The following link opens with Adobe Reader. If you don't have it on your computer, click here to download it first.
[click here to access article on the St David's website; 182KB]
Item 2: November 19 2006: Personal Discoveries of alternatives to traditional understandings of the Christian faith. Following are three addresses to this topic by three 'seekers.'
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[Address by Lorraine Greer; 30KB]
[Address by David Merritt; 39KB]
[Address by Adrian Pyle; 42KB]
[Some thoughts provided by other members after the day; 56KB]
Item 3: February 25 2007: Doubt: An Invitation to New Thinking with Dr Val Webb
If you have an appropriate download limit and a reasonably fast Internet connection, you can download an audio version of Dr Webb's address - click here [48MB]
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Item 4: March 25 2007: What Do We Mean By God? with Rev Dr John Bodycomb
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[Address by John Bodycomb; 214KB]
Item 5: June 03 2007: Progressive Christian Faith - How it Enhances Interfaith Relations with Rev Dr Lorraine Parkinson
If you have an appropriate download limit and a reasonably fast Internet connection, you can download an audio version of Lorraine Parkinson's address - click here [15MB]
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[Address by Lorraine Parkinson; 117KB]
Item 6: July 08 2007: God, Prayer and Worship with Michael Morwood
If you have an appropriate download limit and a reasonably fast Internet connection, you can download an audio version of Michael Morwood's address - click here [12MB]
Item 7: August 22 2007: Jesus for the Non-Religious with John Shelby Spong
If you have an appropriate download limit and a reasonably fast Internet connection, you can download an audio version of John Shelby Spong's address - Part 1: click here [19MB]; Part 2: click here [2MB]
Item 8: October 07 2007: Progressive Christians on Religion and Atheism - with Rob Sutherland, Rev Allan Leggett, Rev Dr Christopher Page
You can download an audio version of each of the addresses:
Allan Leggett - click here [4MB]
Rob Sutherland - click here [3MB]
Chris Page - click here [4MB]
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[Address by Allan Leggett; 47KB]
[Address by Rob Sutherland; 31KB]
Item 9: November 11 2007: Finding Faith in Fact and Fiction: Making Sense of the New Testament with Professor William Loader
You can download an audio version of the address - click here [11MB]
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[Address by Bill Loader; 62KB]
For Bill Loader's website click here (leave the PCNV website)
Item 10: February 23 2008: Human Images of the Divine with Val Webb
You can download an audio version of Val's addresses - click here [13MB] for the first address and click here [4MB] for the second.
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Item 11: April 13 2008: Changes in Australian Spirituality: Challenges for Traditional Religion with David Tacey
You can download an audio version of David's address by clicking here [12MB].
You can download an audio version of Jill Tabart's response by clicking here [3MB].
You can download an audio version of John Emmett's response by clicking here [3MB].
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[Address by David Tacey; 188KB]
[Response by Jill Tabart; 32KB]
[Address by John Emmett; 49KB]
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A valuable resources for those wanting to begin or expand their reading in the area of Progressive Christianity: The reading list file can be downloaded below.
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[Download the reading list by clicking here; 81KB]
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Books we love and books we are still exploring: Click on this link to visit the PCNV Bookstore - operated by Amazon.com
Note that the 'similar items' to the left of the bookstore page are suggested by Amazon and not PCNV. We have retained this feature as it frequently suggests useful content for your reflection. All prices are in US dollars.
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Here's a brief overview of how one progressive Christian study group got started..... just to give some ideas.
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[Download the story by clicking here; 43KB]
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A brief guide to some links to stimulating
websites: Note: By clicking on the links you will leave this site (www.pcnvictoria.org.au).
Links were active at the time of publishing. If you find an inactive link, let
us know via the contacts section of this site.
www.commondreams.org.au
A networking site for progressive Christian groups across Australia and the South Pacific.
Related Australian progressive Christian or religion groups:
www.progressivereligion.org.au
The Centre of Progressive Religious Thought, a national Australian non-profit organisation based in Canberra. The menu item “Links” provides a great list of progressive religious websites that can be accessed by clicking on the link.
www.progressivespirituality.net
A Brisbane based progressive group
http://www.effectiveliving.org/pages/pcnet.htm
The web-page of the Progressive Christian Network of South Australia
http://www.sof-in-australia.org
Sea of Faith in Australia (SoFiA) is a network of Australians who are interested in the non-dogmatic discussion of religion, faith and meaning.
Progressive Christian Blogs of Interest...
Getting to the Root (click here) ....Adrian Pyle's blog about progressive Christian concepts.
Musings (click here) .... progressive pastor Jim Burklo's thoughts.
Other links....
The Centre for Progressive Christianity (USA)provides
ideas, networking opportunities, and resources for progressive churches,
organizations, individuals and others with connections to Christianity.
www.livingthequestions.com
An introduction to a course, “Living the Questions” – a progressive alternative for Christian invitation, initiation, and spiritual formation. Content from theologians such as Marcus Borg and John Shelby Spong. The site includes sample resources. There is a site for Australian access to these resources at: www.faithfutures.org/livingthequestions.html
www.westarinstitute.org/Seminars/seminars.html
The Jesus Seminar. Pioneering work by
around 300 scholars engaged in a “search for the real Jesus”. The menu
“Periodicals” gives access to many articles from the journals of the Jesus
Seminar and some of the most provocative viewpoints about the origins of
Christianity and issues for today.
www.christ-community.net
A progressive Christian congregation in
Michigan with "creative traditional" liturgies that are published for use of
others.
www.radicalfaith.org
Radical Faith: A project of the Society of the Sacred Mission, in Durham, England. Explores fundamentals of faith in a changed world. The purpose is to bridge the gap between popular Christianity (which “often provides a poor diet to those hungry for something more substantial”) and theology informed by scholarship. Has an outstanding menu.
www.pcnvictoria.org.au/God_religion_atheism_PCNV200706.pdf
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PCNV Document: An article of reflections
from PCNV members and other Australian progressive commentators in the wake of
the public debate about God, religion and atheism in May/June 2007.
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For other membership or program information contact the Network at info@pcnvictoria.org.au
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