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What on earth do Julian of Norwich and the Buddha have in common? Julian and the Buddha: Common points along the way answers that question. Written by a Zen Buddhist brought up in the Christian tradition, it is the first publication that compares what these two religious figures had to say about the essentials of leading a good life. The remarkable fact is that, despite their different religions and eras, both of them identified ten common key...

Faith without Fear asks whether Christianity has the wherewithal to meet the increasingly acute intellectual and moral challenges currently facing it, and whether it can shed the reactive fear which now grips its more conservative forms. Major topics of the book include same-sex marriage, patriarchal push-back and the sociology of conservatism. The book seeks to demonstrate the inadequacy and damaging impact of older ways of reading the Bible,...

In these enchanting stories bears, lions, wallabies, cranes, eagles, wombats, caterpillars and many others come to life to illustrate key biblical teachings, such as resurrection, forgiveness, self-sacrifice and humility. After many years of urging by former students, parents and now-grown children who remember these stories, much-loved teacher and educator Rolph Mayer ¿has produced this collection so that the stories might continue to be told...

Arthur Augustus Calwell (1896-1973) played a dominant role in Australias development into a free, confident and independent nation in the twentieth century. He was Australias first Federal Minister for Immigration who enabled hundreds of thousands of British, Irish and European citizens to migrate to Australia, making it the multicultural icon it has become today. This new biography, written by his daughter, tells the story of his life, career...

Found by God is a series of reflections, essays and stories that explore fundamental aspects of the spiritual life within our modern society, where we have the twin crises of atheistic attacks on all things religious, and religious extremism with its message of hatred and violence. Here is an attempt to offer to people good spirituality: a creation centred spirituality that focuses on the mercy of God and the goodness of creation. A spirituali...

One day in a nameless suburb a homeless man sets up his tent across the street from a pastor's house. While the pastor's son befriends the man, the pastor's wife is suspicious and angry at this blight on their suburb. Things only get worse when the homeless man moves camp to the churchyard. The congregation becomes indignant at his brazenness, and when the homeless man dares to preach to them, they decide to act to save the reputation of their...

This book presents for the first time the English translation of the last report written by Bishop Rosendo Salvado for the Vatican Congregation of Propaganda Fide. In January 1900, Salvado was in Rome celebrating the golden jubilee of his episcopal consecration, when the prefect of Propaganda Fide, Cardinal Miecislao Ledochowski, asked him to report on the current state of the New Norcia Mission. In April of the same year, Salvado presen...

Driven To Despair considers the nature of perfectionism from Psychological and Theological viewpoints, examining functional and dysfunctional aspects of perfectionism, how they are shaped, and how they function in Christian ministry. These complementary viewpoints are used to provide an understanding of perfectionism and how to cope with unhealthy forms of perfectionism in lay and professional ministry. Additional strategies are explored for w...

This new series of reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the year of Matthew is not concerned primarily to be commentary on the text but on the message of the text, their purpose is not so much to inform as to inspire and to discover Matthews teaching about how we are to live with one another in the stuff of the everyday. Written for priests and preachers, parents and teachers and for all who seek the transformation and fullness of life God off...

At the heart of this book is a conviction that the writers of the early church offer us insights that are at once ancient, and yet full of vitality, because they speak of the living one, Jesus Christ, and the hope that is available to us in him. The selections have been organised so that month by month, day by day, you may immerse yourself in the sayings of particular writers, encouraging you to encounter the wisdom of the early church for you...

Transforming Theology: Student Experience and Transformative Learning in Undergraduate Theological Education (Mosaic Press 2012)" detailed the research undertaken across numerous higher educational providers of theological awards and its findings have spawned many subsequent explorations of the issues raised. As a means of consolidating such impetus, the Sydney College of Divinity hosted a conference in 2013 to promote further scholarly thinki...

Why Weren't We Told?, display an exciting blend of a faith that enjoys and in fact expects critical analysis yet strives to understand the sacred meaning of life. They are stories of people searching for wholeness of being which includes having an eye to the practical implications of everyday living while recognising that the source of a sacred presence defies description. These are courageous stories that are offered as an inspiration to othe...

Details a practical plan for the seven weeks of Mystagogy from the second week of Easter to Pentecost Sunday. The book remains close to the requirements of the Rite for the Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) but reaches beyond RCIA in showing how Christians generally can celebrate the Season of Easter according to the unfolding drama of the Liturgy in these seven weeks between Easter and Pentecost. The book is based on empirical research th...

Christians confess faith in Jesus Christ, the living Word of God 'according to the scriptures' - the Word of God written. Yet sharp differences today over how these scriptures are used are dividing churches, not least across the Anglican Communion. The book speaks to this situation through four 'case studies' that explore: What the scriptures are physically and how these changes affect our reading the scriptures. How does the Bible use war-wor...

The Way of the Boorna-Waangki is a true tale of Cultural Endurance. Through the lived experiences of Elders like Edward Mippy, the story takes its readers northwards, from the Peel Inlet to colonial Perth and from the Swan River country to the settlements of the Victoria Plainsunfolding as it goes a fascinating narrative of continuing Aboriginal Identity.

From Suet to Saffron reflects changes in our society and culture, and is a significant contribution to our understanding of how the domestic arrangements within Australian families changed over the past century since the cookbook was first published.

Earth, Faith and Mission begins with an overview of the environmental threats in our time and goes on to outline some common responses to the natural world. The biblical and theological basis of ecological mission becomes the strong basis for the inclusion of creation care on the Churchs mission agenda. After considering ¿quot, ÿ ¿the big picture, or the way in which a consensus has emerged across many confessional lines, the book addresses pr...

While doubt is encouraged in most disciplines, somehow in religion we have been expected to abandon all creative thinking and just believe, blaming ourselves for our doubts. This is more about authority and belief systems than about faith, and certainly not the experience of the great cloud of witnesses before us, courageously lurching from one doubt to the next, believing they were nudged by God through their doubts.Doubts are not preying for...

This study explores the spirituality of one group of NewTestament writings - those associated with the name ofJohn: the Fourth Gospel, the three Johannine Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. Largely focused on the Gospel, the book explores various Johannine themes that together form a distinct and unique spirituality: Jesus as the Word, the place of worship, the role of the Spirit, images of discipleship, the five senses, the place of love, ...

The festival called Christmas is a celebration still under construction. It is a weaving of story, myth, custom and ritual. From its beginning, it has been debated, ignored, celebrated, banned and, from the mid 1800s, reinvented. In this exploration, Rex Hunt shares a brief story of the celebration of Christmas as a global and hybrid celebration, focuses on the Australian celebration of Christmas as expressed through such popular cultural even...